The U.S. Surgeon General on Friday issued an advisory and recommended new advisory warnings on alcohol.
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy’s warning said there’s a direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk, and that alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., after tobacco and obesity. It’s a preventable cause for seven types of cancer.
“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 – 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,” Murthy said. “This Advisory lays out steps we can all take to increase awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk and minimize harm.”
The recommendation can be read below:
