A new study led by scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) shows that an estimated 741 000 new cases of cancer in 2020 were associated with alcohol consumption globally.
These latest data, published in The Lancet Oncology, indicate that although risky and heavy drinking patterns (more than two alcoholic drinks per day) represented the largest cancer burden (86% of the total alcohol-attributable cases), light to moderate drinking (up to two alcoholic drinks per day) represented 1 in 7 alcohol-attributable cases and accounted for more than 100 000 new cancer cases worldwide.
Contribution of different levels of alcohol drinking to the global alcohol-attributable cancer burden in 2020
Alcohol drinking caused more than 740 000 cases of cancer globally in 2020
Alcohol consumption and cancer in Canada
