"Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity.1
In 2019, an estimated 96,730 cancer cases were related to alcohol consumption including 42,400 in men and 54,330 in women.1 This translates to nearly 1 million preventable cancer cases over ten years in the U.S. The largest burden of alcohol-related cancer in the U.S. is for breast cancer in women with an estimated 44,180 cases in 2019, representing 16.4% of the approximately 270,000 total breast cancer cases for women.1 Globally, 741,300 cancer cases were related to alcohol consumption in 2020; 185,100 of those cases were related to consumption of approximately two drinks daily or fewer (Figure 1).12"
Office of the Surgeon General (OSG). Alcohol and Cancer: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory. Washington (DC): US Department of Health and Human Services (US); 2025.
