Alcohol and cancer risk: Why even light drinking matters
Alcohol and cancer risk: Why even light drinking matters
Alcohol and cancer risk: Why even light drinking matters
Researchers reviewed 62 studies and found that both how often and how much people drink alcohol increases cancer risk across multiple types.
The review also showed that alcohol does not harm every group equally. Race appeared in 46 studies as an important factor. Age followed closely. Many groups faced greater harm even with similar or lower drinking levels.
African Americans, people with genetic risk factors and individuals with obesity or diabetes showed higher vulnerability.
Lower income groups faced more severe outcomes due to limited healthcare access and more overlapping health problems. This pattern means harm does not always track with intake.