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Excess alcohol consumption raising cancer risk in Ghana – Prof Calys-Tagoe

Professor Benedict Calys-Tagoe, Head of the Department of Community Health at the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS), has warned that excessive alcohol consumption is a major lifestyle factor driving cancer cases in Ghana. Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show during a discussion on cancer care in the country, Prof Calys-Tagoe said the real danger lies not in occasional social drinking, but in heavy and repeated alcohol use. “If we take alcohol use, alcohol is one of the risk factors,” he said. “It’s not so much of the socia

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