Cutting the booze cuts your cancer risk (but only if you stick to it)

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2022-08-25 01:00

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If you start drinking more, or quit drinking, your cancer risk may change too, according to a study of 4.5 million South Korean adults. They found those who increased their alcohol consumption had a higher risk for alcohol-related cancers including esophagus, colorectum, liver, larynx, breast, and head and neck cancers, than those who kept their alcohol consumption the same. Interestingly, those who reduced their alcohol consumption experienced a higher cancer risk temporarily, but this risk was reduced if quitting or cutting alcohol was sustained.