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‘People simply aren’t aware of the cancer risk from drinking alcohol’

THE IRISH CANCER Society has highlighted the link between alcohol and breast cancer today in a bid to get the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 implemented in Ireland.

It says it wants the bill brought in “without delay”.

Donal Buggy, Head of Services and Advocacy at the Irish Cancer Society, said that despite the scientific evidence around the link between alcohol and breast cancer, there is “little public awareness of it”.

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Source: Aoife Barry, The Journal.ie 

Posted by drugs.ie on 10/26 at 01:09 PM in
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