Hi,

The news section of the website has several stories about the relationshiop between alcohol and oral cancer.

See
http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/news/story.asp?newsId=18

and
http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/news/story.asp?newsId=1118

It seems that the amount and duration are important variables when it comes to alcohol consumption.

And this story
http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/news/story.asp?newsId=519
talks about the finding that

"alcohol fuels the production of a growth factor that helps create new blood vessels inside a tumor, a process called angiogenesis. Production of these new blood vessels helps feed tumor cells."

So it appears there is definitely an established relationshiop between alcohol and cancer. What seems to be missing is any study that addresses the risk of recurrence related to consumption of alcohol by survivors or oral cancer and whether or not that risk is greater than the general public. - Sheldon