Is Alcohol Increasing Your Cancer Risk?

In this episode of The Vitals podcast, Leslie Schlachter, PA, Chief Physician Assistant in the Department of Neurosurgery, hosts an expert panel discussion regarding the recent advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General about the link between drinking alcohol and cancer. She is joined by Benjamin Laitman, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the Mount Sinai Health System, and Sue Hahn, MD, Assistant Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital.

The recent advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General and medical experts have underscored the significant health risks surrounding alcohol, emphasizing its classification as a toxin and a carcinogen, specifically increasing the risk of mouth, throat, and pharynx, esophageal, voice box or larynx, breast, colorectal, and liver cancer.

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