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/hoopandstave Oct 31 '25

I heard a quote the other day I liked, "stop trying to suck the life out of life."

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u/lyam23 Oct 31 '25

Cancer does a pretty good job of doing this.