March 23, 2026

Op-Ed: Drinking red wine increases your risk of getting cancer. Warning labels should say so

Author, breast cancer survivor and USAPA board member Cecily Mak published an Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Summing up the argument for cancer warning labels is this one line from the piece: "The solution here is not prohibition or shame, it is meaningful informed consent. Physicians and other health advisers should be discussing alcohol’s cancer risks as plainly as dietary fats and cardiovascular risk."

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