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,
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.
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​.
Surgeon General calls to add cancer warning to alcohol
The U.S. Surgeon General is calling to add cancer warning labels to alcohol. In a recent advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to include a cancer risk warning in the warning labels on alcohol. He says alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco use and obesity.
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.
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.
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.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls for update to alcohol warning labels to include cancer risk
In a new advisory, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said the direct link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk is well established for at least seven cancer types.
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Cheers to surgeon general's plan for cancer warning labels on alcohol
Much of the public is ignorant about the cancer risks tied to alcohol. Shouldn't they be alerted to them, as U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's plan would do?
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,
Will we soon see cancer warning labels on alcohol bottles?
Dr. Murthy says that scientific evidence connecting alcohol use to cancer has been rapidly growing in the last few decades. The post Will we soon see cancer warning labels on alcohol bottles? appeared first on The Manual.
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