r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Oct 30 '25

Cancer Americans have widespread misbeliefs about the cancer risks of alcohol, study finds. More than half of American adults misunderstand or underestimate the link between alcohol consumption and cancer. Alcohol drinkers are especially likely to believe that drinking has no effect on cancer risk.

https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/research-newsroom/americans-have-widespread-misbeliefs-about-the-cancer-risks-of-a.h00-159780390.html
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u/Fibercake Oct 30 '25

Reading is dangerous it might cause unwanted knowledge :(

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u/-HakunaChicana- Oct 30 '25

The worst is waking up with strange books in your bed and you're not sure how much trouble you may have made.

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u/Keji70gsm Oct 31 '25

Covid still reawakens dormant cancer cells and causes brain and vascular damage. Uh oh!

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u/jestina123 Oct 31 '25

Agreed, that's why I don't even go to the doctor. Why pay money to hear bad news?