US Alcohol-Linked Cancer Deaths More Than Doubled Since 1990, Study Finds

New research in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas indicates that annual cancer deaths in the U.S. attributable to alcohol consumption more than doubled between 1990 and 2023. The study, analyzing over 30 years of data, found colorectal cancer was a leading cause of alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in younger adults (20-54), particularly for men. This highlights a growing public health concern regarding alcohol's long-term impact on cancer mortality.