A recent study published by Movendi International highlights the significant benefits of alcohol rehabilitation and abstinence in reducing cancer risks. The nationwide hospital cohort study conducted in France found that rehabilitation treatment and a history of abstinence are associated with decreased risks for multiple types of alcohol-related cancers, including oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, oesophageal, liver, colorectal, and female breast cancers.

The study underscores the urgent need to enhance the use of alcohol rehabilitation services, which remain underutilised in many hospitals. With alcohol being linked to 4.1% of all new cancer cases globally in 2020, the findings advocate for population-level strategies aimed at reducing overall alcohol consumption and the substantial burden of alcohol-attributable diseases.

Source: Movendi International