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Please tell me, could cancer of the throat (vocal cords) be caused by drinking. alcoholism?
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It is associated: All forms of head and neck cancer are increased by both alcohol and tobacco, but when someone both drinks and smokes, it is markedly increased.
Answered 3/15/2014
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