Alcohol offers some health benefits but raises cancer risks, report finds - West Hawaii Today
- Drinking just one alcoholic beverage a day increases the risk of liver cirrhosis, esophageal cancer, oral cancer, and various types of injuries, according to a federal analysis of alcohol's health effects issued Tuesday.
- The report found that even occasional heavy drinking negates the benefits of a reduced likelihood of strokes caused by blood clots among both men and women.
- The U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, says alcohol is responsible for 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Each year.
- The risk of dying from alcohol use begins at low levels of average use, and higher levels of alcohol consumption are linked with progressively higher mortality risk.
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