Epidemiol Health December 2023 PMID 37905315

Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

Seunghee Jun, Hyunjin Park, Ui-Jeong Kim, Eun Jeong Choi, Hye Ah Lee, Bomi Park, Soon Young Lee, Sun Ha Jee, Hyesook Park

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Peak: 9 in Oct 2025
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What people are saying

The overall tone highlights strong agreement with the idea that any amount of alcohol can increase cancer risk, with posts like 'no safe level' and statements about the public health message being a 'game changer.' Some comments critique minority interpretations or mention scientific details, reflecting both awareness and a desire to understand the research deeply.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most discussions concur with the article's conclusion that there is no completely safe level of alcohol consumption regarding cancer risk, emphasizing universal agreement on its public health implications.

InterestHigh interest

The posts demonstrate high engagement with the topic, referencing specific findings and framing the issue as relevant for health awareness and policy.

EngagementModerate engagement

Several comments delve into debates about study design, scientific validity, and broader implications, showing a deeper level of discussion and critical thinking.

ImpactHigh impact

The collective discussions suggest the article's findings could influence public health perspectives, making people rethink alcohol consumption habits.

Abstract in brief

  • This study reviewed and analyzed data from 139 cohort studies to examine how different levels of alcohol consumption influence the risk of various types of cancer.
  • The analysis found no significant link between light drinking and overall cancer risk, but did identify that even light alcohol intake increases risks for esophageal, colorectal, and breast cancers; heavier drinking further raises the risk for many cancers like stomach, liver, and prostate.
  • Overall, the research suggests that there is no completely safe level of alcohol consumption regarding cancer risk, emphasizing the need for public health efforts to reduce alcohol intake to lower cancer incidence.]

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Wim van Dalen
@WimvanDalen · X

Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/JuBaN0gHVC

Nov 1, 2023 · 14 likes · 3 shares · 570 followers View post →
Carina Alm
@CarinaAlm · X

These findings suggest that there is no safe level of #alcohol consumption associated with #cancer risk. A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/UgYwcC3QoO

Nov 1, 2023 · 6 likes · 1 share · 1,975 followers View post →
SkyDancer
@MisticClarity · X

@syazanisatri "this study failed to take into consideration the differences between case-control and cohort study design"...and this led to the wrong conclusion. However this study - https://t.co/kV3zPR9nR7. Gives a better reflection of the truth.

Oct 25, 2025 · 5 likes · 74 followers View post →
Bobby Smyth
@BobbySmyth4 · X

"Our findings highlight that cancer risks extend beyond heavy alcohol consumption to include light alcohol consumption as well." "These findings suggest that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption associated with cancer risk." https://t.co/n0tjn88hoh

Nov 2, 2023 · 4 likes · 1,806 followers View post →
สร้างสังคมสติปัญญา
@sknpd · X

ไม่ใช่แค่มะเร็งตับ Alcohol เพิ่มเสี่ยงมะเร็งไม่น้อยกว่า ๗อวัยวะ และแม้ดื่มน้อยก็เสี่ยง https://t.co/mNLSPcvbVK Light alcohol consumption was significantly associated with higher risks of esophageal, colorectal, and breast cancers. https://t.co/SZPBdXNfye

Dec 1, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,109 followers View post →
Faris Afif
@Apeeeeep · X

@JackMoon_MikeAK https://t.co/GOp6sgpY5r

Jan 3, 2025 · 2 likes · 457 followers View post →

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enzekjay2023
@enzekjay2023 · X

RT @kyoritsukew2200: @mannydribble5 @EastMister0822 @Bt_Batok takde level alcohol consumption yang selamat pun, camtu ja di candy candykan…

Dec 9, 2025 · 1 share · 96 followers View post →
shovas
@shovas · X

Drinking is the new smoking "These findings suggest that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption associated with cancer risk." https://t.co/DDHGaML8CB Reinforces for me that if something doesn't occur in a practical edible form in nature, we shouldn't be ingesting it https://t.co/3q7oOFmfw6

Nov 3, 2025 · 1,601 followers View post →
SkyDancer
@MisticClarity · X

@syazanisatri "this study failed to take into consideration the differences between case-control and cohort study design"...and this led to the wrong conclusion. However this study - https://t.co/kV3zPR9nR7. Gives a better reflection of the truth.

Oct 25, 2025 · 5 likes · 74 followers View post →
Gió Pitipó
@Walii_Hs · X

@MarcoDabizzi La famosa "J-CURVE" di cui parla era 'na roba di 25 anni fa, affetta, si scoprì in seguito, da Bias di selezione (gli astemi erano Ex alcolisti o malati). Mi sorprende che un dottore come lei non sia aggiornato in merito: https://t.co/9DR4dq8ylG Quella dell'estinzione nocomment

Oct 13, 2025 · 127 followers View post →
kyoritsukew2200r
@kyoritsukew2200 · X

@mannydribble5 @EastMister0822 @Bt_Batok takde level alcohol consumption yang selamat pun, camtu ja di candy candykan oleh kapitalis

Oct 8, 2025 · 1 share · 15 followers View post →
JM Abrassart
@JMAbrassart · X

@OliverJia1014 Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed https://t.co/51e9Mqmbxr

Sep 22, 2025 · 2,750 followers View post →
L'ingérable
@MathieuL1 · X

@ZeClint Sources : https://t.co/WVU1QndTwp https://t.co/e04hawUuws https://t.co/K2G5WEXLzv https://t.co/HEj5AXpPOr

Apr 11, 2025 · 1 like · 4,775 followers View post →
Noone
@Noone00110000 · X

@Burakze13568518 @WW3finalboss @GlobeEyeNews it’s true, studies have shown even the smallest amount of alcohol can lead to cancer. Citation: Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis Seunghee Jun et al. Epidemiol Health. 2023. PMCID: PMC10867516.

Apr 3, 2025 · 1 like · 58 followers View post →
Cannolo alla ricotta
@tannedolivello · X

@nntaleb https://t.co/y7yNPak3qB In another study, RR 1.02 for light drinkers (1 glass per day). It means your probability of having cancer of any type is increased by 2%. CI is 0.99-1.04, so let's say that, light alcohol use might have actually saved some people from cancer :)

Jan 6, 2025 · 115 followers View post →
Faris Afif
@Apeeeeep · X

@JackMoon_MikeAK Ya beberapa mungkin sudah, dan itu beberapa meta analysis yang udah derajat EBM paling tinggi, dan tidak cuma mortalitas karena CVD, tapi juga morbiditas lain dan penyakit lain seperti kanker. Kalau mau ya silakan baca https://t.co/GOp6sgpY5r

Jan 3, 2025 · 457 followers View post →
Faris Afif
@Apeeeeep · X

@JackMoon_MikeAK https://t.co/GOp6sgpY5r

Jan 3, 2025 · 2 likes · 457 followers View post →
Epidemiol Health
@epiH_current · X

Epidemiol Health. 2023:45:e2023092. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2023092. Epub 2023 Oct 16. Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/WVlaIq16dH

Apr 29, 2024 · 30 followers View post →
クリスティーナ
@note418580 · X

⭐️アルコールは癌のリスク ✅軽度のアルコール消費は食道、大腸、乳房癌のリスクを増加させる ✅中等度以上だと癌の種類のリスク増加 ✅安全なアルコール消費レベルは存在しない https://t.co/9M4sIyVaeX.

Apr 27, 2024 · 10 followers View post →
お茶柱/心理学のべレスク
@otea_stalk · X

【MA】飲酒で癌に? コホート研究106件を解析 1日0.01〜12.4g程度なら全原因がんリスクを上昇させない が、それを超えると最大39%のリスク上昇がみられた ただし、部位によっては軽度飲酒でも上昇するケースもあり 逆に低下することもある https://t.co/Z9JoonQLUC

Jan 15, 2024 · 25 followers View post →
Proudly_40
@Proudly_40 · X

Cancer risks extend beyond heavy alcohol consumption to include light alcohol consumption as well. There is no safe level of alcohol consumption associated with cancer risk. #alcoholawareness https://t.co/NgB3R0N6Ny

Dec 20, 2023 · 13 followers View post →
Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance
@PolicyUganda · X

RT @sknpd: ไม่ใช่แค่มะเร็งตับ Alcohol เพิ่มเสี่ยงมะเร็งไม่น้อยกว่า ๗อวัยวะ และแม้ดื่มน้อยก็เสี่ยง https://t.co/mNLSPcvbVK Light alcohol con…

Dec 2, 2023 · 1 share · 1,814 followers View post →
สร้างสังคมสติปัญญา
@sknpd · X

ไม่ใช่แค่มะเร็งตับ Alcohol เพิ่มเสี่ยงมะเร็งไม่น้อยกว่า ๗อวัยวะ และแม้ดื่มน้อยก็เสี่ยง https://t.co/mNLSPcvbVK Light alcohol consumption was significantly associated with higher risks of esophageal, colorectal, and breast cancers. https://t.co/SZPBdXNfye

Dec 1, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,109 followers View post →
สร้างสังคมสติปัญญา
@sknpd · X

ไม่ใช่แค่มะเร็งตับ Alcohol สาเหตุของมะเร็งไม่น้อยกว่า ๗อวัยวะ และดื่มน้อย ก็ใช่ว่าจะปลอดภัย https://t.co/mNLSPcvbVK Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/iV1Wjib3p1

Nov 21, 2023 · 1 like · 2,109 followers View post →
Bobby Smyth
@BobbySmyth4 · X

"Our findings highlight that cancer risks extend beyond heavy alcohol consumption to include light alcohol consumption as well." "These findings suggest that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption associated with cancer risk." https://t.co/n0tjn88hoh

Nov 2, 2023 · 4 likes · 1,806 followers View post →
Peter Miller
@peter_g_miller · X

RT @WimvanDalen: Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/JuBaN0gH…

Nov 2, 2023 · 3 shares · 1,515 followers View post →
Eeva Ollila
@EevaOllila · X

RT @CarinaAlm: These findings suggest that there is no safe level of #alcohol consumption associated with #cancer risk. A comprehensive sy…

Nov 2, 2023 · 1 share · 696 followers View post →
Carina Alm
@CarinaAlm · X

These findings suggest that there is no safe level of #alcohol consumption associated with #cancer risk. A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/UgYwcC3QoO

Nov 1, 2023 · 6 likes · 1 share · 1,975 followers View post →
GAPC2023
@Conf2023Global · X

RT @WimvanDalen: Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/JuBaN0gH…

Nov 1, 2023 · 3 shares · 890 followers View post →
Alcohol Justice
@AlcoholJustice · X

RT @WimvanDalen: Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/JuBaN0gH…

Nov 1, 2023 · 3 shares · 23,310 followers View post →
Wim van Dalen
@WimvanDalen · X

Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/JuBaN0gHVC

Nov 1, 2023 · 14 likes · 3 shares · 570 followers View post →
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