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The physician has served as the 19th and 21st surgeon general of the United States under presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. Murthy, 47, was nominated by Biden and confirmed by ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - -Alcoholic drinks should carry a label warning consumers about their cancer risks, the U.S. Surgeon General said in an advisory on Friday, noting that their consumption ...
United State Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, on Jan. 3, 2025, outlining the direct link between the two.
Further, the report states that alcohol consumption leads to 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer-related deaths in the U.S. each year, making it the third leading preventable cause of cancer ...
A Surgeon General’s Advisory “is a public statement that calls the American people’s attention to an urgent public health issue and provides recommendations for how it should be addressed.
The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States. The surgeon general's office and staff are known as the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), which is ...
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy's new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk outlining a direct link between drinking alcohol and increased risk of developing seven types of cancer was released ...
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.