US surgeon general calls for cancer warning labels on alcohol: What you should know
Alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer, including breast and colon cancer, the surgeon general says, and new warning labels should reflect that.
US surgeon general sounds alarm about link between alcohol and cancer
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday warning Americans that alcohol consumption can increase their cancer risk and called for an updated health warning label on alcoholic beverages.
Surgeon General Alcohol Warning
In 1964 the US Surgeon General released its first report on the health risks of smoking and tobacco use. This turned out to be a landmark move, paving the way for the following decades of progressive
US Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol
Alcoholic drinks like beer and wine should carry warnings of their links to cancer, the US’s top doctor said, citing a lack of public awareness of the popular products’ health risks. Evidence of links between drinking and cancer has been rising for decades,
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warning of link between alcohol and cancer in advisory
A Surgeon General’s Advisory released on Friday, Jan. 3, is warning alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S.
Alcohol stocks tumble after US surgeon general warns of cancer risks and pushes for warning label
Less than half of Americans recognize alcohol as a leading risk factor for cancer, unlike 89% aware of links between smoking and cancer, the surgeon general said.
US Surgeon General warns towards cancer risk with alcohol consumption
"The key message is that no alcohol is best. If indeed you choose to use alcohol, use it in progressively lower levels, lower doses, and lower frequencies," MD Anderson's head of prevention told ABC13.
Alcohol is ‘third leading preventable cause of cancer’ and should have warning label, says US surgeon general
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy noted that consuming alcohol increases the risk for "at least seven types of cancer" including breast, colon and liver.
Alcohol Should Have Cancer Warning Label: US Surgeon General
The United States' top government doctor on Friday called for health warnings on alcoholic drinks to highlight that they cause cancer and urged a reassessment of daily consumption limits due to the risks.
US Surgeon General Calls For Updating Cancer Warning Labels On Alcohol
The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory linking alcohol consumption to an increased risk of cancer. In a news
Alcohol stocks drop after US surgeon general calls for cancer warnings
The consumption of alcoholic drinks increases the risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said.
The US surgeon general says alcohol causes cancer — and needs a warning label like cigarettes
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Longevity doctor reacts to alcohol cancer advisory: ‘It’s about time’
Following the U.S. surgeon general’s new advisory warning of alcohol’s link to multiple cancers, Dr. Brett Osborn, a Florida ...