With a growing awareness of alcohol's link to cancer, more people are considering Dry January. The US Surgeon General emphasizes that alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer, increasing the risk for at least seven types. Experts recommend reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption for optimal health benefits.
that argues alcohol should have an advisory label warning about increased cancer risk, more and more people may be committing to a Dry January this year.And with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s office noting that alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States — and that consuming alcohol increases the risk for “at least seven types of cancer,” including breast, colon, and liver — it’s clear that abstaining has some long-term plus-sides too.
She said there is no “safe” amount of alcohol to consume, as any amount increases the risk of developing cancer.
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