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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

More than half of Americans underestimate the link between how much they drink and cancer

More than half of American adults misunderstand or underestimate the link between drinking alcohol and cancer, researchers have warned, with potentially dangerous consequences.

Almost 53 percent of nearly 7,000 adults did not know that alcohol affects people’s risk of getting cancer, a new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found.

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