Alcohol Consumption Plays a Major Role in India’s Mouth Cancer Burden

'No safe limit': Even low levels of drinking could hike mouth cancer risk by 50%, global study warns

Even just one alcoholic drink a day could significantly increase the risk of mouth cancer, researchers have warned. A major new study published in BMJ Global Health has found that consuming just 9 grams of alcohol daily – roughly equivalent to one standard drink – is linked to a 50 per cent increased risk of buccal mucosa cancer, which affects the soft tissue lining the cheeks and lips.The research was conducted in India, where chewing tobacco i…

Study links low alcohol intake with 50% higher chance of mouth cancer - The Tribune

Researchers from Navi Mumbai's Center for Cancer Epidemiology, among other institutes in India and International Agency for Research on Cancer, France, analysed 1,803 individuals with buccal mucosa (mouth) cancer and 1,903 randomly selected healthy people from across five study centres between 2010 and 2021.

Alcohol consumption plays a major role in India’s mouth cancer burden

Even a low daily intake of alcohol--just 9 g or around one standard drink-is linked to a 50% heightened risk of mouth (buccal mucosa) cancer in India, with the greatest risk associated with locally brewed alcohol, finds a large comparative study, published online in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

Just One Drink a Day Linked to 50% Higher Mouth Cancer Risk in India

Even light drinking, around one standard drink a day, can significantly raise the risk of mouth cancer in India, with locally brewed alcohol being especially harmful. A large study published today (December 23) in the open-access journal BMJ Global Health has found that drinking small amounts of alcohol each day is linked to a significantly [...]

Locally brewed alcohol and chewing tobacco drive 62% of mouth cancer cases in India, study suggests

Even a low daily intake of alcohol—just 9 g or around one standard drink—is linked to a 50% heightened risk of mouth (buccal mucosa) cancer in India, with the greatest risk associated with locally brewed alcohol, finds a large comparative study, published online in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

Alcohol, smokeless tobacco driving 62 pc mouth cancer cases in India: Study - tennews.in: National News Portal

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) More than six out of 10 people in India are suffering from mouth (buccal mucosa) cancer due to frequent consumption of alcohol, with locally brewed drinks associated with the greatest risk, along with chewing of smokeless tobacco products such as gutkha, khaini, paan, according to a large study published on […] The post Alcohol, smokeless tobacco driving 62 pc mouth cancer cases in India: Study appeared first on tennews.…