Article: WARNING: BOOZING IS GIVING US MOUTH CANCER; Binge drinking culture blamed as death toll rises.(News)

Byline: By Natalie Walker

BINGE DRINKING is giving hundreds of Scots mouth cancer, campaigners warned yesterday.

The illness now kills around 600 people in Scotland each year after a 30percent rise in the number of cases.

And campaigners believe the nation's hard-drinking culture is largely to blame for the growing toll.

Alex Markham, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, said yesterday: "Alcohol consumption is rising rapidly.

"The recent rise in mouth cancer cases appears to be one of the unfortunate outcomes of excessive ...

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