Should alcohol sold in Australia carry cancer warnings?

The belief that a few glasses of wine help to protect against heart disease has persisted - despite evidence showing that the benefits have been overestimated

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Alcohol causes huge harm in Australia, responsible for 5,800 new cancer cases a year. Yet many of us remain in the dark about its health risks.

In January the United States' Office of the Surgeon General, the country's leading public health agency, recommended that warnings about alcohol's cancer risks should be displayed on drink packaging.