Noelle LoConte, MD, Wisconsin, notes in her article, “Alcohol: The Carcinogen We’re Not Talking About, that 81% of Americans know that cigarettes cause cancer. However, only about 30% know that alcohol does. Excess alcohol is connected to at least seven types of cancer, as well as diseases of the heart, liver, pancreas, stomach and brain. Beyond that, frequent drinkers experience weight gai...