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<p>Public Health England’s evidence review, <em>‘The Public Health Burden of Alcohol
and the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Policies’</em>, which
was published in 2016 and updated in 2018, found there is strong evidence for an association
between alcohol consumption and female breast cancer, and that for breast cancer,
any level of drinking increases your risk so there is no ‘safe’ level of drinking.
A copy of the review is attached.</p><p>The Government believes in informing and empowering
citizens and has a responsibility to provide the most up to date, clear information
to enable people to make informed choices about their drinking. The 2016 United Kingdom
Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines provide the public with the most
up to date scientific information and highlight the risk of a range of health problems,
including breast cancer, from alcohol consumption.</p>
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