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Alcohol F.A.C.T.S
Flammable, Addictive, Carcinogenic, Toxic Substance
Alcohol Causes Cancer
Alcohol is a known carcinogen. 60% of Americans were unaware of this.
If you didn’t know, don’t feel left out, you’re in the majority — and Big Alcohol wants to keep it that way.
Alcohol increases the risk of cancers of the female breast, liver, mouth, throat (pharynx and larynx), esophagus, and bowel. Heavy drinking may also increase people’s risk of stomach cancer.
The reason the majority of Americans don’t know that alcohol causes cancer is because Big Alcohol doesn’t want you to know this.
They are constantly fighting to keep cancer warnings off of their labels — and so far, they’re winning.
Here is what the most current alcohol warning label looks like, without a mention of it causing cancer — other than it “may cause health problems.”
