Alcohol and Cancer Risk

Lowering or eliminating alcohol intake can lower risk of oral & esophageal cancer. More evidence is needed for other sites where alcohol causes cancer (larynx, colorectal, breast, liver, & pharynx).

IARC Finds Eliminating Alcohol or Drinking Less can Lower Risk for Two Cancers

Sufficient evidence found for lowered risk of oral and esophageal cancer

Alcohol consumption is a well-established risk factor for certain cancers. DCEG researchers investigate the relationship between alcohol use and risk of various cancers:

Liver disease and liver cancer
Breast cancer
Esophageal cancer
Head and neck cancers

Search for DCEG publications on alcohol and cancer.

Examples of studies that evaluate alcohol among other risk factors:

Connect for Cancer Prevention Study
Prostate, Lung, Colon, and Ovary Prospective Study
NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
U.S. Radiologic Technologists Cohort
Case-Control Studies of Multiple Myeloma and Cancers of the Pancreas and Prostate Among Blacks and Whites in the United States