Alcohol and Cancer With Shaalan Beg and Noelle LoConte Healthcare Unfiltered

Shaalan Beg, MD, MBA, FASCO, and Noelle K. LoConte, MD, FASCO, join Chadi to delve into the contentious relationship between alcohol consumption and cancer. Drawing from their expertise and insights, they navigate through the complexities of discerning causation from association in this context, shedding light on why a randomized controlled trial might never conclusively prove this link. From deciphering the threshold of alcohol intake that elevates the risk of 7 types of cancer to addressing the challenge of convincing the public to heed the data, Drs. Beg and LoConte explore the nuances of risk assessment and drinking in social situations, including medical conferences.

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