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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
The IARC perspective on the effects of alcohol policies on reducing alcoholic beverage consumption
A Working Group convened by IARC reviewed evidence on the effectiveness of alcohol policy interventions in reducing population-level alcohol consumption. Sufficient evidence was found for measures such as tax increases, minimum pricing, outlet density and sale time restrictions, marketing bans, and government monopolies. These interventions support WHO's Global Strategy to reduce harmful alcohol use.
AlcoholAndCancer
May 23 min read
Ethanol under EU scrutiny: what's the story?
Ethanol under EU review: disinfectant risks assessed, while its cancer-causing role in alcohol remains widely accepted.
AlcoholAndCancer
Apr 93 min read
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