Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for alcohol to carry warning labels for cancer, saying it causes nearly 100,000 cancer cases and approximately 20,000 cancer deaths every year.

In a warning Friday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said cancer risk increases with the number of drinks, but even one drink a day can be dangerous.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling on Congress to require health warning labels that inform consumers about the link between alcohol consumption and the risk of cancer.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy's new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk outlining a direct link between drinking alcohol and increased risk of developing seven types of cancer was released ...

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.

Alcoholic drinks should carry a label warning consumers about their cancer risks, the US surgeon general said in an advisory today. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s office noted that consuming ...

I've come to know Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, in recent years as he released one mental health oriented advisory after another, focusing on loneliness, opioid overdose prevention ...

U nited States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is sounding the alarm on the link between alcohol consumption and increased risk of seven types of cancer, including mouth, breast throat and liver ...

Alcohol consumption is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States behind tobacco and obesity, Vivek H. Murthy said in an advisory.It contributes to 100,000 cancer cases and ...

The U.S. surgeon general has released a new advisory warning of alcohol-related cancer risk. Dr. Vivek Murthy issued the guidance on Friday following research that has linked alcohol to at least ...

The US Surgeon General's advisory on cancer and alcohol sent shares of beverage makers lower, but its effects may be much more widespread.