OMS/Europa afirma que 5.000 mortes por câncer relacionado ao consumo de álcool poderiam ser evitadas todo ano por meio da duplicação das taxas sobre o álcool na região da Europa.

5000 alcohol-related cancer deaths could be prevented every year by doubling alcohol taxes in the European Region, says WHO/Europe – World Health Organization

Estudo original: Modelling the impact of increased alcohol taxation on alcohol-attributable cancers in the WHO European Region – The Lancet Regional Health – Europe

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