MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 --
"There were a lot of risky drinking behaviors in this study, which is surprising," said senior researcherIt is true, Cao said, that there is still a lot left to learn about how drinking — including problem drinking — affects cancer survivors' health over the long haul. There's limited information, for example, on whether drinking after a cancer diagnosis increases the chances of a recurrence.
"But if you choose to drink," Islami said,"you should limit your intake to no more than one drink per day for women, and two per day for men." Islami said that cancer survivors, like everyone else, should limit their drinking, regardless of the type of cancer they had. That's partly to lower the risk of developing a second cancer that is linked to drinking.
Meanwhile, 38% reported"hazardous" drinking. That was based on a standard questionnaire that doctors use to screen for problem drinking; it asks people how often they drink, how much they have and how often they binge.