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How does subcutaneous alcohol injection kill certain tumors when alcohol is known to cause certain cancers? seems strange
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Alcohol: It is chronic alcohol exposure that causes certain cancers. Alcohol (high content) injected into tumors can cause cancer cell death.
Answered 2/12/2017
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