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flag One daily alcoholic drink raises buccal cancer risk by 50%, especially with unregulated local brews and tobacco use.

flag A large Indian study finds even low daily alcohol consumption—just one standard drink—increases buccal mucosa cancer risk by 50%, with locally brewed alcohol posing the highest danger, raising risk by 87%. flag When combined with chewing tobacco, alcohol is linked to 62% of cases. flag The research, based on over 3,700 participants from 2010 to 2021, highlights higher rates in rural areas and suggests contaminants like methanol and acetaldehyde in unregulated brews may drive the risk. flag India sees nearly 144,000 new cases and 80,000 deaths annually, with five-year survival under 43%.

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