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Article: Cancer society warns about red meat and alcohol
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 2, 1996
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Just as martinis and steaks seem to be making a comeback, the
American Cancer Society, in guidelines released recently, warned
that eating red meat and drinking even small amounts of alcohol could
contribute to certain cancers.
The new warning, along with dietary recommendations, is more
specific and tougher than those suggested by the society in 1991 and
those published by the federal government last January.
Cancer, which is expected to be the leading cause of death in the
United States by the turn of the century, in part because the
incidence of heart disease is declining, is now responsible for
500,000 deaths a year. Of those, one-third can be attributed to
smoking and one-third to ...