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By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

..alcohol consumption is known to increase the risk of several cancers, including head and neck, esophageal, liver, colorectal and female breast cancers.

(Reuters Health) - A large organization of cancer doctors has issued a call to action to minimize alcohol consumption.

With a newly released position paper, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) hopes to draw attention to the strong links between drinking alcohol and risks for several types of cancer.
"People are not aware of this," said Susan Gapstur, a vice-president of the American Cancer Society who was not involved with the position statement.

In a phone interview, Gapstur stressed that people living with cancer remain at risk for other cancers so it's important that they realize alcohol's role in cancer recurrence, too.

The call to action from ASCO follows a survey the group commissioned, which found that 70% of Americans do not recognize drinking alcohol as a risk factor for cancer. In fact, alcohol consumption is known to increase the risk of several cancers, including head and neck, esophageal, liver, colorectal and female breast cancers.

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