All of These Statements About the Association Between Alcohol Use

question 58

Multiple Choice

All of these statements about the association between alcohol use and cancer are empirically supported EXCEPT:

• A) heavy drinking increases the risk of developing cancers of the oral cavity, breast, colon, and rectum.
• B) drinking the equivalent of two to four alcoholic drinks per day dramatically increases the growth of existing tumors.
• C) alcohol is a known carcinogen.
• D) alcohol-related cirrhosis is infrequently a cause of liver cancer.

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