Recent Study Shows Alcohol Accounts for 5% of Cancer Incidence
A recent study by the American Cancer Society and discussed in DocWireNews suggests that “Alcohol consumption accounts for nearly 5% of cancer incidence in the United States on average.”
Researchers for the American Cancer Society found that over 75,000 cancer cases and just shy of 19,000 cancer deaths were related to alcohol consumption. Additionally, the study showed that Delaware had the highest rate of alcohol-attributable cancer cases and the highest rate of cancer deaths related to alcohol consumption. Utah, on the other hand, had the lowest rate of cancer cases and cancer deaths linked to alcohol consumption.
A review of alcohol consumption by state in 2020 shows that Delaware had the second most alcohol consumption per capita, while Utah had the lowest of all of the states. Utah has some of the strict alcohol regulations in the nation. In 2018, Utah became the first state to lower the legal drinking limit from a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 to 0.05 percent. If history repeats itself, Utah will be setting the bar for the rest of the country. In the 1980s, Utah was the first state to lower the drinking limit from 0.10 to 0.08 percent.
There is no question that alcohol has devastating health consequences. Multiple, in-depth studies show that alcohol consumption can increase your risk of cancer, heart disease, liver failure, and more. If you are struggling with alcohol addiction or dependence, there are options for treatment.