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COVID-19 disruption and a strong drug market bring new threats to health and security in Europe
High availability across all drug types, drug production within Europe and highly potent substances are among the concerns addressed today by…
September 22, 2020 -
September 9 – International FASD Awareness Day
“9th September is International FASD Awareness Day. The ninth day of the ninth month was chosen as a reminder of…
September 09, 2020 -
NordAN talks: Alcohol and cancer warnings in Ireland
Eunan McKinney, Head of Communications and Advocacy at the Alcohol Action Ireland and Lauri Beekmann, NordAN´s executive director are discussing the alcohol and…
September 07, 2020 -
Dr Eeva Ollila: As long as alcohol advertising is allowed, campaigns may be of limited effectiveness
More attention to the negative effects of alcohol in terms of increasing many chronic diseases, including cancer, should be paid,…
August 26, 2020 -
Alcohol and cancer link – interview with Peter Dalum
A conversation with Peter Dalum, project manager on alcohol and prevention at the Danish Cancer Society, about alcohol and cancer,…
August 24, 2020 -
Carina Alm: In contrast to the other risk factors, alcohol is not framed or perceived as only unhealthy
Cancer societies are leading the way making people understand that alcohol also causes cancer. As Carina Alm, a special adviser…
August 14, 2020 -
Actis: concrete measures needed in alcohol strategy
Work on a national alcohol strategy is under way in Norway. Actis calls for concrete measures to reduce alcohol consumption….
August 06, 2020 -
Cancer country profiles 2020 – alcohol and cancer
We have created an infographic showing alcohol´s role in cancer deaths in Nordic and Baltic countries compared to Global and…
August 04, 2020 -
Why don’t people know that alcohol causes cancer?
Alcohol is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a Group 1 carcinogen. And we have known it more…
August 03, 2020
