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| If you drink less alcohol, you are also susceptible to cancer! |
| WHO study shows that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a higher risk of cancer |
A new study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization has found an association between alcohol and a high risk of a variety of cancers, including breast, colon, and oral cancer
.
Even among light to moderate drinkers (up to two glasses per day), the risk of cancer is significantly increased.
In Canada, there are 7,000 new cancer cases related to drinking in 2020, including 24% of breast cancer cases, 20% of colon cancer, 15% of rectal cancer, and 13% of oral and liver cancer cases
.
"All drinking is at risk
.
" The study co-author, Jürgen Rehm, senior scientist at the Canadian Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Mental Health Policy Institute and Campbell Family Mental Health Institute, said that for alcohol-related cancers, each All levels of drinking are associated with certain risks
"Alcohol consumption has caused a huge cancer burden on a global scale,
" said Isabelle Soerjomataram, deputy director of the IARC Cancer Surveillance Division.
However, the effects of alcohol on cancer are often unknown or overlooked, which highlights the need for effective policies.
Leslie Buckley, director of CAMH’s Addiction Department, added: “In our clinic, we learned that many people have increased their alcohol consumption since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
.
Although this may be related to temporary stress, the new habits may continue
Researchers use alcohol exposure data, surveys, and sales data from almost all countries in the world as the basis for their modeling research, combined with the latest cancer relative risk estimates based on consumption levels
.
"Alcohol can cause cancer in many ways
.
" The co-author of the study, Kevin Shield, an independent scientist at the CAMH Institute for Mental Health Policy, explained that the main mechanism of alcohol causing cancer is the destruction of DNA repair
Rehm said that research on the link between mild to moderate alcohol consumption and cancer is relatively new, and public policies have not yet reflected the level of cancer risk
.
He added: "As an epidemiologist, I suggest raising alcohol-related taxes to fully reflect the burden of disease caused by alcohol
While restricting the actual supply and marketing of alcohol, price control is considered a high-impact, cost-effective measure to reduce alcohol-related harm
.
Rehm believes that the government may also consider requiring manufacturers to indicate on the labels of alcoholic beverages the health and safety risks associated with drinking, including cancer risks
Related paper information: https://doi.
https://doi.
org/10.
1016/S1470-2045(21)00279-5
