In the last year, several cancers have been the subject of debate regarding whether the label of “cancer” should be applied to them. In 2024, low-risk prostate cancer entered the spotlight as a ...
WASHINGTON — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed Friday. Murthy‘s advisory comes as ...
On Friday, Jan. 3, just in time for “dry January,” U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a 22-page advisory report on alcohol and cancer risk outlining a rising body of research pointing to ...
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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 alcohol ...
Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act. By Roni Caryn Rabin ...
A quarter of nations worldwide have health risk labels on alcohol. But only South Korea has a warning about liver cancer. By Eve Sampson Should the United States follow the surgeon general’s call on ...