Regular ingestion of alcohol may boost an individual's odds of developing different types of cancer, including oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, colorectal, liver, and breast cancer.
This study set out to unravel the alcohol-cancer connection puzzle. Researchers tracked the alcohol consumption patterns of 226,162 middle-aged and older Australian men and women over a 5-year period. A total of 17,332 cases of cancer was recorded throughout the duration of the study.
Researchers identified a harmful association between alcohol usage and increased risk of different types of cancer, including oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, colorectal, liver, and breast cancer. This study concluded that elevated intake of alcohol may promote the development of different types of cancer.