US Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Labels
- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for cancer warning labels on alcohol, stating that two alcoholic drinks a day increases the risk for seven types of cancer, including breast and liver cancer.
- Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, contributing to about 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths annually, according to General Murthy.
- The advisory indicates that about five more women and three more men out of 100 would develop cancer from consuming two drinks a day, with women facing higher rates of breast cancer.
- The advisory urges better public awareness about the link between alcohol and cancer, noting that less than half of Americans are aware of this risk.
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