Alcohol use increases the risk of several types of cancer, and it is a leading modifiable risk factor for cancer. In this webinar, presenters will describe estimates of cancer deaths related to alcohol use in the U.S. and highlight how lower levels of alcohol use among adults could prevent cancer deaths. It will also describe strategies and resources for reducing alcohol use as they relate to cancer prevention. The session will include examples of how we can integrate efforts to reduce alcohol use and cancer prevention initiatives.

Join the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control, at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, on April 25th from 2 – 3 pm ET to learn how we can integrate efforts to reduce alcohol use and cancer prevention initiatives. By joining this webinar, participants will:

• Explain new data on alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the United States
• Describe how alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the United States could be reduced if adults followed the Dietary Guidelines for Americans on alcohol
• Explain proven strategies to support people in drinking less alcohol
• Describe ways that states can integrate alcohol and cancer prevention initiatives.

  This webinar will feature the following speakers:

• Haven Battles, PhD, Assistant Director, Bureau of Chronic Disease Evaluation and Research, New York State Department of Health
• Marissa Esser, PhD, Lead of the Alcohol Program, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Jane Henley, MSPH, Epidemiologist, Cancer Surveillance Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Prevention and Control