Alcohol and cancer: A position statement from Cancer Council Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 479-482

  Winstanley, Margaret H ^a   Pratt, Iain S ^a,b   Chapman, Kathryn ^c   Griffin, Hayley J ^c   Croager, Emma J ^a   Olver, Ian N ^d   Sinclair, Craig ^e   Slevin, Terry J ^a,b  

^a Cancer Council WA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^d CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; LIFESTYLE; LIVER CANCER; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79955748278     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03067.x     Document Type: Review

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