In a new advisory, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about cancer risk.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s office warns alcohol consumption is to blame for nearly one million preventable cancer cases in the U.S. over the last decade.

The U.S. Surgeon General’s call for cancer warnings on alcohol is being welcomed by some substance-misuse prevention advocates in New Hampshire. In an advisory issued last week, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called alcohol the “third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States,” contributing to around 20,000 cancer deaths each year.

After a season of holiday cheer and new year’s toasts, the U.S. Surgeon General is sounding the alarm on alcohol use. On Friday morning, Dr. Vivek Murthy released a 22-page advisory, issuing a warning on the link between alcohol use and cancer risk.

Alcoholic beverages should have warnings that they cause cancer in an updated label, the U.S. Surgeon General said Friday. Alcohol is the third-leading

A flurry of news reports and studies that point to the health hazards of alcohol are a cause for concern for beverage producers already dealing with a challenging market.

Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity, increasing risk for at least

Dr Murthy has recommended placing warnings on alcohol to highlight the fact that it raises the risk of some cancers, including breast and bowel cancer. If so, America could become the third country, after South Korea and Ireland,

Smoking and drinking both cause cancer, yet only tobacco products come with health warning labels. Experts say It's time for a change.

On January 3, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory on the association between alcohol and the risk of cancer. The advisory outlines current scientific literature and concludes that alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States.