According to the National Cancer Institute’s Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 5 Cycle 4 (a nationally representative mailed survey), what percentage of adults were aware of the increased risk of cancer with alcohol use?
Awareness of an increased cancer risk was lowest for wine (20.3%) and highest for liquor (31.2%); and beer with 24.9% (all differences significant at p < 0.001).
Seidenberg AB, Wiseman KP, Klein WMP. Do Beliefs about Alcohol and Cancer Risk Vary by Alcoholic Beverage Type and Heart Disease Risk Beliefs? Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2023 Jan 9;32(1):46-53. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-0420. PMID: 36453075
Contributed by Kristine Nanagas, MD
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