Drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancers of the mouth, throat (pharynx and larynx), oesophagus, bowel (colon and rectum), liver and female breast, with the same number of Australians dying from alcohol-related cancers as from melanoma each year. In response, Cancer Council Victoria has launched a new campaign ‘Drink Less Live More’ to increase public awareness of the issue.
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