Background Alcohol use is causally linked to multiple cancers. We present global, regional,
and national estimates of alcohol-attributable cancer burden in 2020 to inform alcohol policy …

The overall risks and harms resulting from alcohol consumption have been systematically
assessed and are well documented. According to the latest WHO estimates, 1 alcohol …

Alcohol consumption is a major cause of disease and death. In a previous study, we
reported that in 2002, 3.6% of all cases of cancer and a similar proportion of cancer deaths …

In 2016, alcohol consumption was one of the leading risk factors for cancer development
and cancer death globally, causing an estimated 376 200 cancer deaths, representing 4.2 …

We estimated the number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to alcohol drinking in
2002 by sex and WHO subregion, based on relative risks of cancers of the oral cavity …

Background: Cancers constitute a major non-communicable disease category globally and
in the European Union (EU). Summary: Alcohol use has been established as a major cause …

Abstract Since 1988, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified alcohol
as a Group 1 carcinogen, the highest level of risk. Growing evidence suggests that alcohol …

Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall
association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate …

Table 1 shows the increase in risk associated with consumption of 1g per day of alcohol.
The estimates in these studies had been adjusted for major confounders, notably smoking …

Importance Although numerous studies have shown an association between alcohol
consumption and cancer, how changes in drinking behavior increase or decrease the …