Call for Alcoholic Drinks to Carry Cancer Warnings

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling for alcoholic drinks to carry cancer warnings due to the direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk. Alcohol is the third most common preventable cause of cancer in the US, contributing to about 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths annually. Dr. Murthy's advisory outlines steps to increase awareness of alcohol's cancer risk and proposes updating labels on alcoholic drinks to include warnings about the heightened risk of seven cancers linked to drinking.