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Do alcohol and tobacco increase cancer risk?
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Yes!: Both alcohol and tobacco (regardless of route - cigarettes, chew, whatever) increase the risk of a number of cancers. Smoking is a risk factor for lung, bladder, oral, esophageal, pancreatic, and renal cell cancer, to name just a few. Alcohol is a risk factor for liver, oral, esophageal, pharynx/larynx, and stomach cancer.
Answered 3/29/2012
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Absolutely: Both are well established risk factors for many types of cancers.
Answered 10/4/2016
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