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Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that alcohol intake is responsible, in developed countries, for about 3% of cancer deaths.1 Such a proportion can reach 20% in men in some countries (e.g., France). Cancer sites firmly associated with alcohol consumption include oral cavity and pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, and liver. A relationship is also possible with cancer of the colon-rectum, pancreas, lung and, most notably, cancer of the breast, as reviewed in two extensive reviews by the International Agency of Research on Cancer2 and the World Cancer Research Fund.3
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Franceschi, S. (1999). Alcohol and Cancer. In: Zappia, V., Della Ragione, F., Barbarisi, A., Russo, G.L., Iacovo, R.D. (eds) Advances in Nutrition and Cancer 2. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 472. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3230-6_4
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