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Alcoholic drinks are a leading cause of cancer and should carry a warning about that risk on their label, the U.S. surgeon general said Friday. Alcohol is a factor in nearly 100,000 newly ...
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling for new warning labels on alcoholic drinks that inform consumers of the health risks — particularly an increased risk of at least seven types of ...
The American Cancer Society applauded the Surgeon General’s report, but warning labels alone may not discourage people from drinking. More evidence is needed to determine the impact of ...
Alcoholic drinks should come with a cancer warning label after being linked to 20,000 deaths in the US each year, says U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. A new advisory released by the ...
In 2025, the Surgeon General of the United States Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy called for updates to alcohol warning labels on alcoholic beverages, with the advisory noting “Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States.” [4] The updates specifically concern the cancer risk ...
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says warning labels should be updated to increase awareness of links to seven types of cancer. ... Ireland to introduce alcohol label health warning.
Even with the Surgeon General's advisory and new research that shows the dangers of drinking, it's unlikely Congress would act swiftly to enact a new Surgeon General's warning on alcohol products. It's been nearly four decades since Congress approved the first government warning label on alcohol, the one that says pregnant women shouldn't drink ...
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, released a report warning that alcohol can cause cancer. It's the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US, after tobacco and obesity, he said.