U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy highlighted, "Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States-greater than the 13,500 alcohol-associated traffic crash fatalities per year in the U.S.-yet the majority of Americans are unaware of this risk." This emphasizes the critical need for public awareness around alcohol's connections to cancer.
The advisory points out that alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., following tobacco and obesity, contributing significantly to various cancer types, including breast, colorectal, and liver cancer. The alarming statistic of 16.4% of breast cancer cases being linked to alcohol underscores the dire implications for both heavy drinkers and moderate consumers.
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