The US Surgeon General's advisory on cancer and alcohol sent shares of beverage makers lower, but its effects may be much more widespread.

Surgeon general calls for alcohol to carry cancer warning Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, Vivek Murthy said. Only Congress has the power to mandate ...

For the companies that brew, ferment, distill, bottle and sell alcohol, the surgeon general's new missive is going down like a poorly worded toast.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy's new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk outlining a direct link between drinking alcohol and increased risk of developing seven types of cancer was released ...

The surgeon general's advisory warns Americans to be aware of the relationship between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk as people consider whether they should drink or how much to drink.

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk.

Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for alcohol to carry warning labels for cancer, saying it causes nearly 100,000 cancer cases and approximately 20,000 cancer deaths every year.

Australia is under increasing pressure to follow the UK’s move towards mandatory warnings on alcoholic beverages of the risk ...

HHS is expected to revise its alcohol guidance from recommending two or fewer drinks a day to a more general recommendation.

Health experts urge U.K. government to mandate explicit cancer warnings on alcohol, not much action in the U.S. Other countries, including Ireland ...

U.S. Surgeon General warns of link between alcohol, cancer The U.S. surgeon general has issued an advisory calling for a warning about the risk of cancer to be included on alcoholic beverages ...