Surgeon General calls to add cancer warning to alcohol
The U.S. Surgeon General is calling to add cancer warning labels to alcohol. In a recent advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to include a cancer risk warning in the warning labels on alcohol. He says alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco use and obesity.
Why the U.S. Surgeon General Is Pushing for Cancer Warning Labels on Alcohol
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, recently released an advisory that calls for adding cancer warning labels to alcohol. The report said that alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity.
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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy​ is calling for cancer risk warnings​ to be included on alcoholic beverages, prompting questions about the health impacts of alcohol​.
Cancer warning labels on alcohol? It's not that simple.
Even advocacy groups supportive of more warnings about alcohol acknowledged the effort faces serious challenges.
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