Think Before You Drink - Links Between Alcohol And Cancer

Yorkshire Cancer Research is encouraging people to consider reducing their alcohol intake as cancer rates in the area are closely linked to drink.

3% of all cancers are caused by alcohol

This equates to 1,000 new cancer cases in Yorkshire every year.

Rates of alcohol related cancer are higher than the national average across many areas of Yorkshire, particularly in men.

And Yorkshire Cancer Research are encouraging people to think twice about the amount of alcohol they consume particularly around the Christmas party season.

Click here to listen to Leah Holtam of Yorkshire Cancer Research talking about the links between alcohol and cancer on the Stray FM Health and Wellbeing Show.