Key Takeaways
- Excessive drinking increases a person’s risk of cancer, a new evidence review affirms
- A person’s cancer risk rises alongside the amount they drink
- Drinking also can worsen odds of surviving cancer
MONDAY, Dec. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new evidence review offers some sobering info for folks preparing to raise more than a couple celebratory glasses during Christmas or New Year’s.
Alcohol significantly increases a person’s risk of developing a wide range of cancers, and that risk rises further as more is imbibed, researchers reported in the journal Cancer Epidemiology.
“Across 50 studies in our review, higher alcohol consumption consistently raised cancer risk, with risk increasing as intake grows,” senior researcher Lea Sacca, an assistant professor of population health at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, said in a news release…