KQED’s Forum: Study Links Alcohol to Cancer Deaths
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Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 — 9:00 AM
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A new study finds that even moderate alcohol consumption can increase the risk of cancer-related death. KQED’s Forum hears from one of the study’s authors, who says alcohol is responsible for 20,000 cancer deaths every year. But the study is not without controversy. Some researchers say alcohol may have certain health benefits, and that it’s risky to advocate total abstinence. Forum looks at the mechanism by which alcohol may increase cancer death. Should you give up booze altogether?
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Host: Michael Krasny
- Christina Clarke, research scientist at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC)
- Curt Ellison, Scientific Co-Director, International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research
- Thomas Greenfield, center director and scientific director for the Alcohol Research Group at the Public Health Institute, and one of study’s authors
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More info:
- Study from American Journal of Public Health
- Drinking Causes 3.5% of Cancer Deaths : Public Health Institute
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I am the Senior Interactive Producer for KQED's online Food properties. I have designed and produced food-related websites and blogs for KQED including Bay Area Bites; Check, Please! Bay Area; Jacques Pepin's websites; Weir Cooking in the City and KQED.org's Food portal. When I am not creating and managing food websites I am taking photos of Bay Area Life and designing online navigation systems. My professional education and training includes: clinical psychology, photography, commercial cooking, web design, information architecture and UX . You can find me engaged in social media on Twitter @bayareabites and on Facebook at Bay Area Bites. I can also be found photoblogging at look2remember.Subscribe
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