Despite the general decrease in mortality caused by cancer, the deaths caused by cancer for alcohol consumption have almost doubled over the past 30 years.
Cancer caused by alcohol makes more and more photo victims: Frepik
The number of deaths caused by cancers associated with alcohol consumption has increased significantly in the last three decades, despite a general decrease in cancer mortality. Specialists draw attention to the direct connection between alcohol and serious types of cancer and require urgent public health measures.
Alarming growth in the US in the United States, deaths caused by cancer associated with alcohol consumption have almost doubled from 1990 to 2021. According to data presented at the conference of the American Clinical Oncology Society (ASCO), the number of deaths increased from 12,000 to over 23,000 in 2021. This worrying evolution took place in spite of a general decrease.
Most of these cases have been registered among 55 -year -old men, where the mortality rate increased by 70%, according to news.ro.
The connection between alcohol and cancer
Only 40% of Americans associate alcohol with the risk of cancer, according to researchers. “There are strong connections between alcohol consumption and liver, colon and esophagus cancers“, The Greek experts Dr. Theodora Psaltopoulou, professor of therapy, epidemiology and preventive medicine at the National University and Capodistrian (NKUA), the biologist Alexandra Stavropoulou and Professor Thanos Dimopoulos, former rector of Nkua, stressed.
Lack of information and appeal to action
Another worrying aspect is the lack of awareness of the danger: only 40% of Americans recognize alcohol as a risk factor for cancer, according to experts.
For this reason, the researchers demand immediate measures: “Urgent public health campaigns are needed and the introduction of warning labels on alcoholic products“They said at the ASCO conference.
