Most people regard alcohol as a substance that should be approached with caution – and there's a good reason for that.
Chronic alcohol use leads to a number of health concerns, including high blood pressure, depression and dementia.
Doctors have also suspected a link between drinking and cancer, but the details of that link have been hazy – until now.
A review published in the journal "Addiction" just days ago has confirmed that alcohol use causes cancer in not just one, not just two but sevenparts of the body, including the:
- Mouth and throat
- Esophagus
- Larynx
- Liver
- Colon
- Rectum
- Breast