News Release

Public awareness of the association between alcohol and cancer in the U.S.

JAMA Oncology

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

About The Study: The findings of this study that fewer than half of U.S. adults are aware and about one-fifth are unsure of their awareness of the association between alcohol and cancer emphasize the need to implement the recently updated Surgeon General’s recommendation to reduce the alcohol-related cancer burden in the U.S.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Sanjay Shete, PhD, email sshete@mdanderson.org.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.1146)

Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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