Experts call for cancer warning on alcoholic drinks

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Alcohol for sale in an Edinburgh off-licence. Photo credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire Credit: Jane Barlow/PA/Alamy/AAP Image

According to South Australia Health, about a third of the Australian population is estimated to drink alcohol every week.


The US Chief Surgeon General has issued new advice on the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk.

According to the advice, consuming any type of alcohol -- beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages -- increases the risk of at least seven types of cancer, including mouth, throat, voice box, esophagus, breast, liver, colon, and rectum.

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