Warning labels worked for cigarettes. They could work for alcohol too
Smoking and drinking both cause cancer, yet only tobacco products come with health warning labels. Experts say It’s time for a change. Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label.
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.
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.
Does alcohol cause cancer? Will warning labels be updated? And more questions, answered.
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​.
Why the U.S. surgeon general wants cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks
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.
Should warning labels on alcohol include cancer risk?
The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, released an advisory Friday following new research. Dr. Murthy shared that alcohol can increase your risk of seven types of cancers. Among them are breast, mouth, colon and liver cancer.
US surgeon general calls for cancer warning labels on alcohol: What you should know
Alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer, including breast and colon cancer, the surgeon general says, and new warning labels should reflect that.
Alcohol And Cancer — Why The US Surgeon General Wants Cancer Warning Labels Added To Alcohol Bottles
The U.S. surgeon general is calling for an update to warning labels on alcoholic beverages to talk about the risk of cancer.
Alcohol labels should carry cancer risk warning, U.S. surgeon general urges
There are about 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases and about 20,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths each year, according to the new report.
Surgeon general highlights link between alcohol and cancer, urges warning labels
In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy connects alcohol consumption to increased cancer risk and calls for updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages.
U.S. health officials want cancer risk warning labels on alcohol – what does Health Canada say?
The U.S. Public Health Service is calling for alcohol-containing beverages to include warning labels about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol consumption. Should Canada do the same?
Surgeon general calls for cancer warning labels on alcohol
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