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Could knowing about alcohol and cancer help build support for alcohol policies?

The alcohol policies with the greatest impact are often the hardest to sell to the public. Could better awareness of alcohol and cancer help change that?

Dr Daša Kokole

14 Apr 2026

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8306Alcohol that is ‘better for you’? Room for improvement in labelling of alcohol products

Alcohol that is ‘better for you’? Room for improvement in labelling of alcohol products

Dr Ashleigh Haynes

13th September 2022

8290Cost of hidden harm: alcohol’s harm to others

Cost of hidden harm: alcohol’s harm to others

Dr Heng (Jason) Jiang and Dr Anne-Marie Laslett

31st August 2022

8271The COVID hangover: more urgency is needed to tackle alcohol harm as an indirect effect of the pandemic

The COVID hangover: more urgency is needed to tackle alcohol harm as an indirect effect of the pandemic

Dr Sadie Boniface

23rd August 2022

8265Realising our rights: How to protect people from alcohol marketing

Realising our rights: How to protect people from alcohol marketing

Alison Douglas

9th August 2022

8228Should we have lower drinking guidelines for younger people?

Should we have lower drinking guidelines for younger people?

Colin Angus

15th July 2022

8220What are the smoking behaviours of adults at risk of alcohol dependence in England?

What are the smoking behaviours of adults at risk of alcohol dependence in England?

Dr Claire Garnett

7th July 2022

8207Contents unknown: what alcohol labels aren’t telling us

Contents unknown: what alcohol labels aren’t telling us

Anu Rumm

4th July 2022

8210Everything you wanted to know about minimum pricing, in one place

Everything you wanted to know about minimum pricing, in one place

Dr Aveek Bhattacharya

29th June 2022

8193Minimum unit pricing and harmful drinking: Mixed findings should not override the bigger picture

Minimum unit pricing and harmful drinking: Mixed findings should not override the bigger picture

Professor John Holmes

21st June 2022

8189What do we know about the alcohol industry’s engagement with youth alcohol education?

What do we know about the alcohol industry’s engagement with youth alcohol education?

May van Schalkwyk, Mark Petticrew, Nason Maani, & Benjamin Hawkins

16th June 2022

8174The alcohol industry is everywhere? Researcher experiences of industry monitoring, surveillance, and legal threats

The alcohol industry is everywhere? Researcher experiences of industry monitoring, surveillance, and legal threats

Dr Gemma Mitchell

8th June 2022

8162What can the UK learn from Australia and New Zealand’s fight for mandatory alcohol warning labels?

What can the UK learn from Australia and New Zealand’s fight for mandatory alcohol warning labels?

Maddie Heenan

1st June 2022

8064Healthy life expectancy: why tackling alcohol is key

Healthy life expectancy: why tackling alcohol is key

Dr Alison Giles

18th May 2022

8041‘Let’s get Mortal!’ Alcohol content in reality TV programmes over a 1-year period and youth exposure

‘Let’s get Mortal!’ Alcohol content in reality TV programmes over a 1-year period and youth exposure

Dr Alex Barker

5th May 2022

8001Entertainment-education could be a more effective health communication channel for young people in the UK

Entertainment-education could be a more effective health communication channel for young people in the UK

Dr Adilaid Bhebhe

27th April 2022

79782012’s Alcohol Strategy 10 years on: was the ‘GAS’ a lot of hot air?

2012’s Alcohol Strategy 10 years on: was the ‘GAS’ a lot of hot air?

Dr Sadie Boniface

24th March 2022

7871Help or harm? Exploring the expanding ‘No and Low’ alcohol market in the UK

Help or harm? Exploring the expanding ‘No and Low’ alcohol market in the UK

Dr Emily Nicholls

22nd March 2022

7932Alcohol and gender: Thinking beyond the binary

Alcohol and gender: Thinking beyond the binary

Dr Dean Connolly

15th February 2022

7921Under the influence: is the alcohol industry using the World Trade Organization to lobby against alcohol policies?

Under the influence: is the alcohol industry using the World Trade Organization to lobby against alcohol policies?

Dr Pepita Barlow

8th February 2022

78522021 alcohol consumption and harm: no signs of a ‘return to normal’

2021 alcohol consumption and harm: no signs of a ‘return to normal’

Dr Sadie Boniface

26th January 2022