{"id":76539,"date":"2024-09-28T19:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b3e9ccf3f9e81e7334050f8558686c0e"},"modified":"2024-09-28T19:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T19:00:12","slug":"drinking-alcohol-is-linked-to-six-types-of-cancer-experts-say-its-toxic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/drinking-alcohol-is-linked-to-six-types-of-cancer-experts-say-its-toxic\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinking alcohol is linked to six types of cancer, experts say: \u2018It\u2019s toxic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay show-gate\" readability=\"24.90543071161\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.62265917603\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">It&#8217;s long been known that no amount of alcohol is good for the body \u2014 and now new research spotlights the potential harm it can cause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">More than 5% of all cancer cases are caused by <span class=\"waslinkname\">drinking alcohol<\/span>, according to the Cancer Progress Report 2024 from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).<\/p>\n<p>Among the modifiable risk factors for cancer, alcohol is the third biggest, behind obesity (7.6% of cases) and cigarette smoking (19.3%).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>TO REDUCE CANCER RISK, SKIP THE ALCOHOL, REPORT SUGGESTS<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Excessive levels of alcohol consumption increase the risk for six different <span class=\"waslinkname\">types of cancer<\/span>, including certain types of head and neck cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and breast, colorectal, liver and stomach cancers,&#8221; said Rajarshi Sengupta, PhD, lead author of the AACR Cancer Progress Report 2024, in a statement sent to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/343\/192\/drinking-alcohol-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/686\/384\/drinking-alcohol-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/672\/378\/drinking-alcohol-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1344\/756\/drinking-alcohol-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/931\/523\/drinking-alcohol-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1862\/1046\/drinking-alcohol-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/drinking-alcohol-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/drinking-alcohol-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drinking-alcohol-is-linked-to-six-types-of-cancer-experts-say-its-toxic.jpg\" alt=\"Drinking alcohol and cancer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><span>More than 5% of all cancer cases are caused by drinking alcohol, according to the Cancer Progress Report 2024 from the American Association for Cancer Research.<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Further, <span class=\"waslinkname\">research shows<\/span> that alcohol intake at an early age can increase the risk of cancer later in life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Based on these findings, limiting or eliminating alcohol can reduce the risk of developing alcohol-related cancers by 8% and the risk of all cancers by 4%, the report noted.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Addiction expert warns of risks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There has been a &#8220;roller coaster of information&#8221; about whether alcohol is harmful, according to <span class=\"waslinkname\">addiction psychiatrist<\/span> Dr. Adam Scioli of Caron Treatment Centers in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There have even been reports for years that it could be beneficial for one&#8217;s health \u2014 but we know now that alcohol ingestion is one of the modifiable risk factors for cancer,&#8221; Scioli, who is not affiliated with AACR, told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>\u2018DOES SMARTPHONE EXPOSURE CAUSE BRAIN CANCER?\u2019: ASK A DOCTOR<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Around 75,000 Americans each year are diagnosed with a cancer that is linked in some way to alcohol use, according to Scioli.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The more someone drinks \u2014 both in volume and frequency \u2014 the higher the risk, he warned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/doctor-lung-cancer-smoking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/doctor-lung-cancer-smoking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/doctor-lung-cancer-smoking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/doctor-lung-cancer-smoking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/doctor-lung-cancer-smoking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/doctor-lung-cancer-smoking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/doctor-lung-cancer-smoking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/doctor-lung-cancer-smoking.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drinking-alcohol-is-linked-to-six-types-of-cancer-experts-say-its-toxic-1.jpg\" alt=\"Doctor holding lung x-ray and woman smoking\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><span>Among the modifiable risk factors for cancer, alcohol is the third biggest, behind obesity (7.6% of cases) and cigarette smoking (19.3%).<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Alcohol is a toxin,&#8221; Scioli said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve long known that it impacts any number of organs, essentially starting with the brain and working its way down to the <span class=\"waslinkname\">colorectal system<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is there a \u2018safe\u2019 amount?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Moderate alcohol use is defined as one drink or less in one day for women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For men, it is two drinks or fewer per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\" readability=\"7\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve long known that alcohol impacts any number of organs, starting with the brain and working its way down to the colorectal system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Drinking alcohol in moderation may increase your overall risks of death and chronic disease,&#8221; the agency stated on its website.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even low levels of <span class=\"waslinkname\">alcohol use<\/span> (less than one drink per day) can raise the risk of certain cancers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/span><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scioli agreed, emphasizing that &#8220;we can definitely say there&#8217;s no added <span class=\"waslinkname\">health benefit<\/span> to ingestion of alcohol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The line between safety and danger is debatable, and is different for each person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While risk factors like tobacco use are widely known, public awareness about the link between alcohol and cancer is still low, according to Sengupta.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/343\/192\/iStock-618862242.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/686\/384\/iStock-618862242.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/672\/378\/iStock-618862242.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1344\/756\/iStock-618862242.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/931\/523\/iStock-618862242.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1862\/1046\/iStock-618862242.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/720\/405\/iStock-618862242.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1440\/810\/iStock-618862242.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drinking-alcohol-is-linked-to-six-types-of-cancer-experts-say-its-toxic-2.jpg\" alt=\"alcoholic beverages\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><span>Moderate alcohol use is defined as one drink or less in one day for women, and two drinks or fewer for men, per the CDC.<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most Americans (51%) are not aware that alcohol increases cancer risk, per AACR data.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been flying under the radar for far too long \u2014 especially given the number of Americans who have met the criteria for alcohol use disorder, which is around 29 million Americans in 2023,&#8221; said Scioli.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What needs to change?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The good news, according to Scioli, is that with modifiable risk factors like alcohol, reducing the intake decreases the risk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the report stated, those who are successful in <span class=\"waslinkname\">decreasing their drinking<\/span> or abstaining below those moderate risk levels will see a risk reduction in overall cancers, he noted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/343\/192\/Cancer-patient.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/686\/384\/Cancer-patient.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/672\/378\/Cancer-patient.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1344\/756\/Cancer-patient.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/931\/523\/Cancer-patient.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1862\/1046\/Cancer-patient.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/720\/405\/Cancer-patient.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1440\/810\/Cancer-patient.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/drinking-alcohol-is-linked-to-six-types-of-cancer-experts-say-its-toxic-3.jpg\" alt=\"cancer patient looks out window\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><span>Around 75,000 Americans each year are diagnosed with a cancer that is linked in some way to alcohol use, an expert said.<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We need to do a much better job of making the public aware of the risks inherent in drinking \u2014 particularly moderate to heavy drinking,&#8221; Scioli said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And we need to make the public aware that there are mechanisms by which they can access help if they are unable to moderate their drinking or quit on their own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>For more Health articles, visit&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>www.foxnews.com\/health<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>To help raise awareness, Sengupta of the AACR called for public messaging campaigns, &#8220;such as cancer-specific warning labels displayed on <span class=\"waslinkname\">alcoholic beverages<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Along with that, she told Fox News Digital, &#8220;effective clinical strategies that reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption must be considered to reduce the burden of alcohol-related cancers.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. 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