11/03/2025
More Than Half Of American Adults Don’t Know That Alcohol Increases A Person’s Risk Of Cancer, Study Finds
HealthDay (10/31, Thompson ) reported, “More than half of American adults don’t know that alcohol increases a person’s risk of cancer, a new study says.” Approximately “53% of adults surveyed did not know that drinking increases the odds of developing cancer.” Investigators found that “drinkers...were 76% more likely to believe that alcohol has no effect on cancer risk.” The findings were published in JAMA Oncology.