Alcohol drinking caused nearly 17,000 cases of cancer in the UK in 2020

Cancer cases attributable to alcohol in UK, percentage by type

Breast 24%

Colon 23%

Rectum 13%

Oral cavity 12%

Oesophagus 9%

Liver 8%

Throat 7%

Larynx 4%

50%

24%

23%

13%

12%

9%

8%

7%

4%