The top U.S. health official is calling for all alcoholic beverages to carry a warning label about cancer risk.

The U.S. Surgeon General is calling for a warning label on alcohol, saying; “alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer, responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths every year in the united states.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy tells Wolf why he thinks cancer warnings should be placed on alcoholic beverages

The New York Times reported on Friday that the U.S. Surgeon General revealed findings through an advisory from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services claiming that alcohol is linked to at least seven types of cancer and is urging Congress to pass laws requiring alcohol companies to update their labels warning consumers of these risks.

US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory to his fellow Americans, warning them that alcohol consumption can increase their cancer risk. Dr Murthy has even called for an updated warning label on alcoholic beverages,

In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy connects alcohol consumption to increased cancer risk and calls for updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages. The third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States (behind tobacco and obesity),

U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy published an advisory on the link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.