Alcohol causes cancer. That's the message in a report released this month by the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, about the link between consuming alcohol and cancer. He advocates for a public information campaign, including updating the warning label on alcoholic beverages to include the cancer link.

A new report from the American Cancer Society shows that cancer mortality rates continue to decline, but diagnoses are on the rise.

The Surgeon General's recent warning that alcohol can cause cancer didn't exactly fall on deaf ears, but won't change America's drinking habits either, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll suggests. The survey found 86% had no plans to drink less alcohol after U.

Outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ginned up a storm a few days ago when he recommended that alcohol should have cigarette-like cancer warnings. He declared that drinking wine, beer and booze is a “leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S.”

The U.S. Surgeon General's warning label on alcohol hasn't been updated since 1988. Now, there are calls for an update to include new cancer risks.

I've come to know Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general ... long time to change public perception about alcohol and cancer. Dr. Murthy is right to start now. "There is increased cancer ...

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is suggesting that alcohol companies add new labels highlighting cancer risks from drinking.

The U.S. Surgeon General is calling to add cancer warning labels to alcohol. In a recent advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to include a cancer risk warning in the warning labels on alcohol. He says alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco use and obesity.

Alcohol was first identified as a carcinogen almost 40 years ago, by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer.

South Korea currently requires warning labels about alcohol and cancer, and Ireland will require them starting in 2026.

The National Restaurant Association and other food and beverage organizations are protesting the new link between alcohol consumption and cancer

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said alcohol consumption increases the risk of at least seven types of cancer, including breast, colon and liver cancer, but most U.S. consumers remain unaware of ...