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Cancer and Alcohol (LRDG Summary)
Topic Summary

Cancer and Alcohol (LRDG Summary)

Publication date: 2014
Author: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Provides information on the relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of developing cancer. The report advises that to reduce the risk developing cancer, individuals should keep within the single-day and weekly limits for their gender according to the Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines.

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