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| People are increasingly dying from cancer due to alcohol ‐ this group is most at risk |
| 2025-05-26 |
| [NYP] A sobering new study has revealed that cancer deaths are on the rise across the United States. The research shows that alcohol-related cancer deaths have nearly doubled from 12,000 a year in 1990 to more than 23,000 a year in 2021. The study — which has not yet been published in a journal but will be presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting in Chicago — identifies men aged 55 and older as the most at-risk group for these types of deaths. While women only saw an 8% increase in cancer deaths due to alcohol during this period, for men, the spike was a shocking 56%. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 The 'sobering new study'. Alcohol is bad; drinking and smoking is worse. Variations among genetics and even lifestyles. Conclusions: More studies, better control of sales, and more taxes. Imagine that! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2025-05-26 17:01 |
| #7 People have been drinking alcohol for more than 10,000 years. Maybe increased cancer is due to something more recent? |
| Posted by: Throlush Dark Lord of the Nebraskans2736 2025-05-26 15:17 |
| #6 That's why Jesus turned the water into wine. I've known a couple of nonagenarians who drank alcohol every day. I've known people in their 60's and 70's who didn't and are no longer with us. It's all a crap shoot. Enjoy your life while you can. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-05-26 11:05 |
| #5 23,000 a year in 2021 In a population of 325 million. We kill more on the road in which nearly half are DUI. Mole hill. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-05-26 10:00 |
| #4 What exactly is "cancer due to alcohol? This sounds suspiciously like death with covid. |
| Posted by: alanc 2025-05-26 08:52 |
| #3 Bear in mind, the term Boomer refers to the cohort of the post WWII baby boom. A birth boom implies a later death boom. Drinking more once life stops being rosy is common. I know a buncha functioning alcoholics. Some not so functioning. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2025-05-26 08:40 |
| #2 Once the boomers are gone, we'll have successfully fok'd 'Western Civilization' into extinction. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-05-26 08:16 |
| #1 Yeah, so? The U.S. population age 65 and over grew from 2010 to 2020 at fastest rate since 1880 to 1890 and reached 55.8 million, a 38.6% increase in just 10 years. There's more old people. We're gonna die. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-05-26 07:42 |