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Alcohol increases cancer risk, but don't trust the booze industry to give you the facts straight

  • Written by Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University; Education and Research Director, Cancer Council WA; Chair, Occupational and Environmental Cancer Committee, Cancer Council Australia
imageWe've known for over three decades that cancer risk increases with alcohol consumption.from shutterstock.com

The alcohol industry has been misleading the public about the real link between alcohol and cancer, with tactics similar to those used by the tobacco industry. This is the finding from research published today in the Drug and Alcohol Review j...

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