Column | We asked an oncologist: Is it okay to drink just a little bit of alcohol?

Column | We asked an oncologist: Is it okay to drink just a little bit of alcohol?

As more Americans drink less, here’s what to know about the state of the research on alcohol and cancer risk.

In the United States, the Surgeon General, the leading government spokesperson on public health, has recently issued a similar recommendation. Ireland has advanced by imposing this labeling from 2026; it will be the second country in the world to do so, after South Korea. Surveys in Europe, the US, Australia and other regions show that the risk of cancer due to alcohol is still unknown among the population. Moreover, in a society culturally clos…