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Over 20 health NGOs call for stronger EU action against alcohol during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
A coalition of 21 health NGOs, led by the European Health Alliance on Alcohol (EHAA), is urging the EU to mandate health warnings on alcoholic beverages. This call, made during Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2025, highlights the strong scientific link between alcohol and breast cancer, emphasizing that even small amounts of alcohol increase risk and that public awareness remains dangerously low.
AlcoholAndCancer
Oct 293 min read
EU Cancer Plan halted by delays in alcohol and tobacco controls, new study finds
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan faces significant delays in implementing key prevention measures, a new study finds. Actions against alcohol and tobacco risks are stalled due to legislative inaction and political sensitivity. The study highlights that mandatory alcohol health warnings and taxation reviews are pending, despite alcohol causing 4% of EU cancers and having no safe consumption threshold. Policy incoherence, like alcohol liberalization in Finland, risks undermining th
AlcoholAndCancer
Oct 233 min read
Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented – updated European Code Against Cancer highlights the need to avoid alcohol
Up to four in ten cancer cases in Europe could be prevented, according to the newly updated European Code Against Cancer (ECAC). The 2025 version strengthens several recommendations, including a clear new message to avoid alcohol completely, as any amount increases the risk of cancer.
AlcoholAndCancer
Oct 202 min read
Alcohol: a major preventable cause of cancer (IARC Evidence Summary Brief No. 6)
In its sixth Evidence Summary Brief, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) highlights alcohol as a major preventable cause of cancer. Despite growing public health concern, alcohol consumption continues to increase in several world regions, including the Americas, the Western Pacific, sub-Saharan Africa, and South-East Asia. Consumption is currently highest in Europe, where awareness remains low: less than half of people know that alcohol can cause cancer.
AlcoholAndCancer
Oct 84 min read
Breast cancer awareness month: the evidence is clear that alcohol raises risk
New global evidence confirms that alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer, and the danger rises with every drink. The 2025 Surgeon General’s advisory and new data from the European Society for Medical Oncology show that even light drinking raises risk. Experts from WHO, IARC, and WCRF agree there is no safe level of alcohol for cancer prevention, reinforcing the message this Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
AlcoholAndCancer
Oct 42 min read
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