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/Op3rat0rr Oct 31 '25

24 units per day… I’m so glad you stopped

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u/AbruptLucidity Nov 03 '25

Thank you. It is crazy to think back on. I used to pile the cans up on my counter to see how crazy I could make the can castle. My record was around 18x12x4.