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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone better versed in the literature than I please tell me how to interpret this 2023 Lancet paper, “Health and cancer risks associated with low levels of alcohol consumption,” if not as evidence that light to moderate drinking appears to be causative for some cancers? Literally, it says:

“Alcohol, as classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, is a toxic, psychoactive, and dependence-producing substance and a Group 1 carcinogen that is causally linked to seven types of cancer, including oesophagus, liver, colorectal, and breast cancers. Alcohol consumptions is associated with 740 000 new cancer cases each year globally.”

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(22)00317-6/fulltext

I’m willing to accept that I’m missing something but I’d love to know what. [/quote]

[b]I don’t think anyone sensible denies higher risk cancer of some cancers. [/b]The effect from light drinking is not huge. That 740,000 cases needs to be put in the context of 8 billion people, some of whom are heavy drinkers. And there are also (probably) benefits in terms of stroke and other cardiovascular diseases from light drinking that may (partially) offset the risks.[/quote]

Well, to be fair a pp did say “Smoking was proven to directly cause cancer. [b]Moderate drinking has not been so definitevely. You have to read the studies with just a tiny bit of care to understand this. [/b]But you read shallow articles and get your information from DCUM and Instagram and simply don't understand the facts.”[/quote]

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