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The mechanisms of ethanols actions in carcinogen activation and alcohol related cancers are extensively reviewed this book is designed for the researcher trying to understand how alcohol causes cancer as well as the clinician epidemiologist wishing to know more about its role in human cancer incidence. There is a strong scientific consensus that alcohol drinking can cause several types of cancer 1 2in its report on carcinogens the national toxicology program of the us department of health and human services lists consumption of alcoholic beverages as a known human carcinogen the evidence indicates that the more alcohol a person drinks particularly the more alcohol a person drinks . Alcohol use and cancer alcohol use is one of the most important preventable risk factors for cancer along with tobacco use and excess body weight alcohol use accounts for about 6 of all cancers and 4 of all cancer deaths in the united states yet many people dont know about the link between alcohol use and cancer. Drinking alcohol raises the risk of some cancers drinking any kind of alcohol can contribute to cancers of the mouth and throat larynx voice box esophagus colon and rectum liver and breast in women the less alcohol you drink the lower the risk of cancer