Alcohol use increases the risk of developing at least 7 types of cancer.

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Alcohol use increases the risk of developing at least 7 types of cancer. All alcoholic beverages, including red and white wine, beer, and liquor, can cause cancer. The more alcohol is consumed, the higher the risk of cancer.

More than 20,000 people die from alcohol-related cancers each year in the United States. A recent CDC study found that roughly 16,800 of those deaths could have been prevented if adults who excessively drank alcohol reduced their consumption to 2 drinks or less in a day for men or 1 drink or less in a day for women. However, even lower levels of alcohol use increase the risk for cancer.

For more information on alcohol and cancer, please visit CDC’s Alcohol and Cancer webpage.

If you are interested in North Carolina data about alcohol-attributable cancer, please contact SubstanceUseData [AT] dhhs [DOT] nc [DOT] gov or reserve some time to chat with one of our epidemiologists here.

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