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Most people are aware of the cancer risks associated with smoking. We see warnings on tobacco products and packaging, hear regularly about quit smoking campaigns, and are constantly reminded about how bad cigarettes are for our health. However, much less is spoken about the dangers of alcohol and how it is a risk factor for cancer.

Westmeath had 80 alcohol-related deaths in the last five years, it was revealed this week, and though our national consumption has dropped from its 2000 all-time high of 13 litres of pure alcohol per annum, Ireland still has the third highest consumption in Europe with 11.3 litres, a figure which is twice what it was in 1960.