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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Alcohol = asbestos, tobacco

A new public service TV ad campaign will be starting in Australia soon to educated people of the increased risk of developing cancer after having more than 2 standard drinks at one time. Yesterday, several media outlets such as Cancer Council WA and the Sunday Times put out stories/announcements about this campaign. The main message is spelled out completely in the Sunday Times article's title: A NEW goverrnment health campaign is warning West Australians that alcohol is in the same cancer-causing category as tobacco and asbestos

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