Surgeon General calls for label to warn of alcohol's cancer risk | AP News
6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday.. Murthy’s advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human health, but his proposal for a label …
Surgeon General calls for cancer risk warning on beverages ... - CBS News
6 days ago · U.S. Surgeon General warns of link between alcohol, cancer 03:07. The U.S. surgeon general has issued an advisory calling for a warning about the risk of cancer to be included on alcoholic ...
U.S. Surgeon General Issues New Advisory on Link Between …
6 days ago · Alcohol Consumption is the Third Leading Preventable Cause of Cancer in the United States. Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, outlining the direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk. Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the ...
US top doctor wants cancer warning on alcohol: What does the …
3 days ago · The text-only warning of cancer risks would be the first change to alcohol warning labels since they were first introduced 35 years ago. Bottles of alcohol sit on shelves at a bar in Houston, US ...
US surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcohol - USA …
6 days ago · The advisory includes a series of recommendations, including updating the existing surgeon general’s health warning label on alcohol-containing beverages to now include cancer risk − similar ...
Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol
6 days ago · Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.
What to Know: Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warning Label …
6 days ago · Murphy’s new advisory includes several recommendations, one of which is an update to the existing Surgeon General’s label on alcoholic beverages to add a warning about alcohol’s cancer risks ...
Alcohol labels should carry cancer risk warning, U.S ... - NBC News
6 days ago · Alcoholic drinks should carry cancer risk warning labels, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in a report Friday. The report cites a direct link between alcohol consumption and at least seven ...
US surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcoholic drinks
Over the last two decades, countries have increasingly introduced warning labels to inform consumers about the health risks of alcohol. The World Health Organization's Global Status Report for ...
US surgeon general calls for cancer warning labels on alcohol: …
6 days ago · Alcoholic beverage warning labels should be expanded, like those on cigarettes, to include risks of cancer, the U.S. surgeon general announced Friday in a health advisory.. In the U.S., alcohol ...