The surgeon general’s advisory says alcohol is a ‘well-known and preventable cause of cancer, responsible for about 100,000 cases and 20,000 deaths each year in the United States’.

America’s “top doctor” is calling for warning labels on boozy drinks, citing scientific evidence linking alcohol consumption with an increased risk of cancer. Vivek Murthy, the United States surgeon general,

The U.S. surgeon general is calling for an update to warning labels on alcoholic beverages to talk about the risk of cancer.