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Alcohol and Cancer Debate

Alcohol and Cancer Debate

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Alcohol is a Group 1 carcinogen, in the same category as tobacco and asbestos. It is strongly linked to at least seven types of cancer, including breast, bowel, oesophageal, mouth, throat, liver, and stomach cancer. 

In the UK alone:

  • Alcohol is linked to approximately 17,000 new cancer cases every year – that’s 46 people every single day.
  • If current drinking levels persist, modelling suggests the UK could see an additional 19,000 cancer cases by 2035.

Despite this, there has never been an MP debate in the House of Commons on alcohol and cancer – until now.

Thanks to joint ...

Alcohol is a Group 1 carcinogen, in the same category as tobacco and asbestos. It is strongly linked to at least seven types of cancer, including breast, bowel, oesophageal, mouth, throat, liver, and stomach cancer. 

In the UK alone:

  • Alcohol is linked to approximately 17,000 new cancer cases every year – that’s 46 people every single day.
  • If current drinking levels persist, modelling suggests the UK could see an additional 19,000 cancer cases by 2035.

Despite this, there has never been an MP debate in the House of Commons on alcohol and cancer – until now.

Thanks to joint efforts by the Alcohol Health Alliance and World Cancer Research Fund, we’ve secured a debate in Parliament on this very issue. 

This debate is a key way for MP's to influence the parliamentary agenda and raise awareness of alcohol's role in cancer and why we need action to tackle it.

We need your help to make it count.

Please write to your MP and ask them to attend this crucial debate.

The more MPs that attend and speak, the louder the message to Government: tackling alcohol harm, especially its link to cancer, must be a public health priority.

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Ask your MP to attend crucial alcohol and cancer debate

Please write to your MP and ask them to attend this important debate.

We’ve provided a template letter below and resources to make writing to your MP easy.

We recommend that you tailor the letter to your MP where possible and include any personal reasons for why this matters you. 

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  • Make your email personal - you can add your personal stories and experiences. This will help your MP understand why it is so important to attend. 

  • Be polite - keep your email polite and respectful. 

  • Be clear - make sure your email is clear and concise, as that makes it much easier to read. 

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