How Big Alcohol Misleads Public About Alcohol And Cancer
Posted on September 08, 2017 in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, The AmericasThe alcohol industry appears to be engaged in the extensive misrepresentation of evidence about the alcohol-related risk of cancer. These activities have parallels with those of the tobacco industry. This finding is important because the industry is involved in developing alcohol policy in many countries, and in disseminating health information to the public, including schoolchildren. Policymakers, academics, public health and other practitioners should reconsider the appropriateness of their relationships to these alcohol industry bodies…