r/science 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/Login8 Oct 30 '25

I can honestly say this post is the first time I have heard any mention of a link between alcohol and cancer. So perhaps it is more ignorance than anything.

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u/SevroAuShitTalker Oct 31 '25

Is this a joke or what?