US Surgeon General Calls For Updating Cancer Warning Labels On Alcohol
The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory linking alcohol consumption to an increased risk of cancer. In a news release , U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy attached a new advisory on alcohol and the cancer…
The 🏥U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory linking 🍷Alcohol consumption to an increased risk of 🎗️Cancer.
In a news release, 🏥U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy attached a new advisory on 🍷Alcohol and the 🎗️Cancer risks that come with its consumption, offering a series of recommendations to help increase the public’s awareness — including updating the existing Surgeon General warning on drinks that contain 🍷Alcohol.
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According to Murthy,
🍷Alcohol
consumption has been linked to causing at least seven different types of
🎗️Cancer
, including breast, esophagus, liver, mouth, throat, and voice box cancers. Regardless of whether the beverage is beer, wine, or spirits, it can still cause
🎗️Cancer
according to the news release, with 16.4% of breast
🎗️Cancer
cases in women being linked to
🍷Alcohol
consumption.
“🍷Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of 🎗️Cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of 🎗️Cancer and 20,000 🎗️Cancer deaths annually in the United States,” Murthy said in the news release, “Greater than the 13,500 🍷Alcohol-associated traffic crash fatalities per year in the U.S. – yet the majority of Americans are unaware of this risk.”
According to the Surgeon General’s 2025 Alcohol and Cancer Risk Advisory, 🍷Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of 🎗️Cancer after tobacco use and obesity. In 2019, 96,730 of 🎗️Cancer diagnosis were related to 🍷Alcohol consumption, with women being at a slightly higher risk, with 54,330, while men had a total of 42,400 cases. The majority of 🎗️Cancer found in women – around 44,180 of all cases – were breast 🎗️Cancer.
The advisory further notes 741,300 of all 🎗️Cancer cases worldwide, were related to 🍷Alcohol consumption in 2020, and while the level of consumption could affect a person’s risk factor, the document points out more than two drinks per day still poses a significant risk.
In an American Institute for 🎗️Cancer Research survey conducted in 2019, participants were asked if they thought 🍷Alcohol had a significant effect on whether or not a person develops 🎗️Cancer – only 45% of respondents said they were aware of the risks.
US Surgeon General Calls For Updating Cancer Warning Labels On Alcohol — IJR
