Reasonably Optimistic

Alcohol is linked to cancer. But isn't everything?

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It’s “Dry January,” non-alcoholic drink sales are soaring and the surgeon general is warning people about the links between alcohol and cancer. But is it really so bad to have a few drinks at a weekly happy hour? Opinions editor Drew Goins chats with contributing columnist and physician Leana Wen and columnist Molly Roberts about the hierarchy of cancer risks and how to weigh the pleasures and perils of drinking.


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Leana Wen: The right lesson to draw from the surgeon general’s alcohol warning

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