This webinar was recorded on September 15, 2026. No CEUs are provided for recorded events.
Alcohol Can Cause What?! The unexpected link between alcohol and cancer, and what we can do to increase awareness and reduce alcohol use.
This talk introduces the evidence linking alcohol consumption to cancer risk and explains why most Americans still do not know about it. It opens with alcohol basics, including standard drink sizes, U.S. drinking guidelines, and current national consumption patterns, then reviews the range of harms associated with drinking and the prevention paradox that places most population-level harm among moderate drinkers. The core section covers the seven cancers causally linked to alcohol, the 1998 IARC Group 1 carcinogen classification, and the observational, laboratory, and mechanistic evidence supporting causality, along with practical guidance on interpreting absolute versus relative risk. The talk closes with national awareness data and a call to action spanning warning labels, health education campaigns, provider-patient conversations, evidence-based alcohol policy, and community-led solutions.