Alcohol Warning Labels: A Public Health Priority Or A Misplaced Target?
An in-depth look at the U.S. Surgeon General’s proposal for alcohol warning labels, examining the link between alcohol and cancer risk. This article explores why the advisory’s timing is raising questions,
How much alcohol is too much? What to know as officials push for cancer warnings on labels
The Office of the Surgeon General recommended adding cancer warnings to alcoholic drinks. How many drinks is too much?
Experts say cancer warnings on alcohol could make a difference; bartenders less sure
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.
Surgeon General Says Alcohol Should Have Cancer Warnings
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy recommends an update to the warning labels currently on alcohol — but it will take an act of Congress to make it happen.
America's surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcoholic beverages
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Friday released a new advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, outlining the direct link between the two.
AMA applauds surgeon general call for cancer warnings on alcohol
The American Medical Association applauded the U.S. surgeon general’s recommendation for a cancer warning to be issued on all alcoholic drinks as a welcomed development. The AMA, a professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students,
Yale Cancer Center doctor endorses cancer warnings on alcohol
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.
In NH, some advocates welcome Surgeon General's call for cancer warnings on alcohol
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.
US Surgeon General Calls For Cancer Warnings on Alcohol
The U.S. Surgeon General has released a new advisory on the link between alcohol and cancer with several recommendations to increase public awareness—including adding cancer risk to the health warning label on alcoholic beverages.
Health warnings about alcohol give only half the story
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,
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.
Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol
Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer.
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Alcohol must have cancer warnings, surgeon general says
Alcoholic beverages should have warnings that they cause cancer in an updated label, the U.S. Surgeon General said Friday.