alcohol – Head and Neck Network https://headandnecknetwork.com Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:13:15 +0000 it-IT hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://headandnecknetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg alcohol – Head and Neck Network https://headandnecknetwork.com 32 32 Global study links alcohol to rising cases of lip and oral cavity cancer https://headandnecknetwork.com/global-study-links-alcohol-to-rising-cases-of-lip-and-oral-cavity-cancer/ https://headandnecknetwork.com/global-study-links-alcohol-to-rising-cases-of-lip-and-oral-cavity-cancer/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:13:15 +0000 https://headandnecknetwork.com/?p=2141 Heavy alcohol consumption has sharply increased the global burden of lip and oral cavity cancers over the past three decades, with the steepest rise seen in Southeast Asia and in lower-middle SDI regions (the SDI reflects the average education level of a country’s population) according to a new analysis based on Global Burden of Disease 2021 data provisionally accepted for publication in Frontierson Sept. 15.

The authors report that disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to alcohol-related lip and oral cavity cancers reached 1,191,084 in 2021, up from 628,484 in 1990 — an increase of about 90 per cent over the period.

Southeast Asia recorded the sharpest increases, with DALYs up 326% and deaths up 357% since 1990.

The authors project that from 2022 to 2045 the burden will continue to climb, especially among men.  

The study team, led by Suzhou Stomatological Hospital in China, urges targeted action in low- and middle-income countries: lifestyle interventions, earlier screening and optimized resource allocation to curb future burden.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization classifies alcohol as an established carcinogen and estimates that in 2019 alcohol caused 2.6 million deaths worldwide. In the same year, 4.4% of cancers diagnosed globally and 401,000 cancer deaths were attributable to alcohol consumption.

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]]> https://headandnecknetwork.com/global-study-links-alcohol-to-rising-cases-of-lip-and-oral-cavity-cancer/feed/ 0 TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER https://headandnecknetwork.com/tobacco-and-alcohol-in-head-and-neck-cancer-2/ https://headandnecknetwork.com/tobacco-and-alcohol-in-head-and-neck-cancer-2/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:51:14 +0000 https://headandnecknetwork.com/?p=2103 Tobacco and alcohol are the primary causes of head and neck cancer (HNC), responsible for approximately 75% of cases. They act synergistically, with combined use drastically increasing the risk more than either habit alone. Together, they cause chronic inflammation, damage cell DNA, and increase susceptibility to carcinogens.

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