U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants Americans to know that drinking is a preventable risk factor for cancer, and he issued an advisory that calls for warning labels to be placed on alcoholic beverages.

Dr. Vivek Murthy said alcohol consumption increased the risk of certain types of cancer and called for an update to the warning label on alcoholic beverages.

There are about 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases and about 20,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths each year, according to the new report.