New research has shown that alcohol can cause 'several types' of cancer but it is possible to reduce the risk. Whilst cancer can be very difficult to stop once it has spread around the body, measures can be taken to mitigate the risk of cancer in the first place.
According to new health website Cancer FactFinder, alcohol can increase your risk by a large amount. The site applies scientific scrutiny to common claims about cancer risk.
The Express reports that the website says: "There is strong agreement that alcohol use can cause several types of cancer, and it has been classified as a Group 1 carcinogen (meaning that it is cancer-causing in humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)."
