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Research using mice shows alcohol causes cancer by scrambling the DNA in cells.
Alcohol metabolite causes DNA damage including to stem cells.
Acetaldehyde slices through DNA causing permanent damage if not neutralised by two natural defence mechanisms.
Alcohol consumption causes around 4% of cancers in the UK.
The study was published in the Nature journal.
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