Drinking Alcohol Raises Cancer Risk. Is Any Amount Safe for Health?

Research shows that alcohol consumption can raise your risk of cancer and other health conditions, as well as alcohol-related cancer death. Krit of Studio OMG · Moment/Getty Recent research found that alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the United States doubled between 1990 and 2023. Another study found that even low levels of alcohol consumption were associated with an increased risk of several cancers. Other research linked heavy drinking to a 25% higher risk of colorectal cancer. Alcohol consumption has long been linked to an increased risk of several health conditions, and three recent studies underscore its potential effects. Cancer deaths attributed to alcohol consumption have doubled in the United States since 1990, according to research published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas on September 2. The findings come amid other recent research examining the risks associated with alcohol. One study published in Nature Health linked alcohol consumption to several cancers and other health conditions, while another published in Cancer found that heavy drinking was associated with a higher lifetime risk of colorectal cancer. Together, the findings add to growing evidence …

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