FALSE: DRINKING WHISKEY DOES NOT HELP PREVENT CANCER
Rodgers Odhiambo and Celine Abuga
FALSE: DRINKING WHISKEY DOES NOT HELP PREVENT CANCER
An article claiming that alcoholic drinks provide immunity against cancer is FALSE.The article, published on the Opera News site, singles out whiskey, which it states has health benefits, including preventing cancer.
However, according to the World Cancer Research Funds, studies have linked all types of alcoholic drinks with several types of cancers.
The American Cancer Society links alcohol consumption to seven types of cancers, namely: mouth, throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx), esophagus, liver, colon and rectum, and breast cancers.
PesaCheck has looked into an article claiming that alcoholic drinks provide immunity against cancer infection and finds it to be FALSE.
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