BOOZE = CANCER

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The next time you go to the liquor store a nearby bar, or an event, stay as far away from the alcohol as you possibly can.

Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity, increasing risk for at least seven types of cancer.

Overall, people who had one drink a day had a 40 percent higher risk of developing any of seven types of cancer—mouth, throat, voice box, esophagus, breast, liver, and colorectal—compared to those who didn't drink at all.

The US Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol. Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act. Good luck with that, I am afraid this may not happen for at least four more years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/health/alcohol-surgeon-general-warni…

U.S. Surgeon General Issues New Advisory on Link Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2025/01/03/us-surgeon-general-issues-new….