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it is where i come from - uk.

also they don't say how many of those cancers can actually be attributed directly to alcohol consumption. my guess would be few.



https://www.thelancet.com/article/S1470-2045(21)00279-5/full...

> Globally, an estimated 741 300 (95% UI 558 500–951 200), or 4·1% (3·1–5·3), of all new cases of cancer in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption


that is "estimated"


I don’t now how else you would do it. There isn’t any way to tell what caused any individual cancer, as far as I know.




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