LETTER TO THE EDITOR Alcohol, Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

Centro Alcologico Regionale – Regione Liguria; UO Alcologia e Patologie Correlate, Department of Internal and Specialistic Medicine, IRCCS AOU San Martino-National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy, World Health Organization – Collaborative Centre for Health Promotion, Research on Alcohol and Alcohol related Health problems (Europe Region), Firenze, Italy, Centro Alcologico Regionale – Regione Toscana; UO Alcologia, Ospedale Careggi, Firenze, Italy and Istituto Superiore di Sanita’, Roma, Italy *Corresponding author: Tel: +39-010-5552769; Fax: +39-010-5556738; E-mail: gianni.testino@hsanmartino.it