Just one glass of wine or beer every day is enough to increase a person’s chances of developing mouth cancer.
Eilish O’Regan writing in the Irish Independent reports:
Eleanor O’ Sullivan, of Cork University Hospital, said the more people drink the higher the risk of these cancers and that there is no safe limit.
“People need to become aware. It is not a case of telling people what they can and cannot do but informing them of the risk.”
She was speaking ahead of Mouth, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Day on Wednesday which this year is focusing on the links with alcohol.
It can be a silent killer because people can be unaware they have the disease for so long. She said while many people can identify smoking as a cause of mouth cancer, few know the risks posed by alcohol.
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