[caeril]

> alcohol abuse is a surefire way to get liver cancer

...and even then, in the vast majority of primary liver cancer cases, cirrhosis is already present, and typically precedes the cancer. So yes, it's very likely that the generally unhealthy lifestyle of the alcoholic is the primary contributor, here.

[bigfudge]

That doesn’t make much sense if the cirrhosis is also caused by the alcohol.