Can alcohol cause cancer

Alcohol consumption has been seen to increase the risk of breast cancer.

Drinking alcohol, especially along with smoking, increases the risk of cancers of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx, larynx and liver in men, and of Breast cancer in women, according to the National Cancer Institute.

Fortunately, except for breast cancer, these cancers are all rare. Moderate consumption doesn't increase the risk of the most common cancers, except for breast cancer, as listed by the National Cancer Institute alphabetically:

• Bladder Cancer

• Breast Cancer

• Colon and Rectal Cancer

• Endometrial Cancer

• Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell)

• Leukemia

• Lung Cancer

• Melanoma

• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

• Ovarian Cancer

• prostate cancer

• Skin Cancer (Non-Melanoma) 1

Of these 12 most common caners, the risk of two (kidney cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) are reduced by consuming alcohol.