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by Semaphor 1399 days ago
This [0] says that as a light (1 drink a day?) drinker, different types of cancer have a 1.04-fold to 2-fold higher risk of cancer, depending on the type of cancer

Then I found [1] saying that being cigarette smoker gives you a 25-fold higher increase for lung cancer and 2-fold for bladder cancer.

Considering amounts, and types of cancer, that seems almost incomparable. Though cigarettes sound really bad, and I’m glad I quit with vaping ;)

[0]: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/a...

[1]: https://www.cancer.net/blog/2021-07/how-does-smoking-increas...