Almost half of adults in the North East are drinking enough alcohol to raise their cancer risk - and a top doctor has warned that too much booze is connected to higher rates of at least seven cancers.
Dr James Crosbie is the clinical lead for alcohol in the North East and North Cumbria and a consultant gastroenterologist at the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust. He said that while it was vital to share the stark message - that if you drink more you cancer risk rises - and highlight that it is something members of the public can change.
This comes amid a survey conducted on behalf of campaign group Balance which found 47% of North East adults are drinking more than the recommended amounts a week. Shockingly just one in three are aware that alcohol causes cancer.
