|
|
Article: WARNING: BOOZING IS GIVING US MOUTH CANCER; Binge drinking culture blamed as death toll rises.(News)
- Article from:
- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- November 16, 2005
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
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 ...