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Intl cancer agency wants bans of alcohol advertising

Intl cancer agency wants bans of alcohol advertising

Update: 2025-11-141
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Between 30 and 50 per cent of cancers could be preventable, and according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) we're ignoring a big one. 

In up to five per cent of all cancers, alcohol consumption plays a role. But the director of IARC says we're not doing enough to drive home the risk. 

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  • Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization 

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Intl cancer agency wants bans of alcohol advertising

Intl cancer agency wants bans of alcohol advertising

Australian Broadcasting Corporation