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Alcohol consumption. A leading risk factor for cancer
Fondness for alcohol may result in a surge in cancer development and mortality risk in men and women.
This research work studied the effect of alcohol intake on cancer incidence and mortality globally. Researchers utilized data and information drawn out from relevant scientific publications.
According to the researchers, alcohol was responsible for more than 350,000 deaths from cancer worldwide in 2016. This study recommended the formulation of public health policies targeted at reducing the burden of cancer through decrease in the rate of consumption of alcohol.
Research Summary Information
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2020
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Jürgen Rehm, Kevin D Shield, Elisabete Weiderpass
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WHO Collaboration Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, 6th floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Room 2374, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada; Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, 8th floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada; Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy & Center of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187, Dresden, Germany. WHO Collaboration Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, 6th floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada. International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372, CEDEX 8, Lyon, France. Electronic address: Director@iarc.fr.
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