Jan 3, 2025 · Alcohol Consumption is the Third Leading Preventable Cause of Cancer in the United States. Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, outlining the direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk. Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the ...

Jan 3, 2025 · Over 16 percent of all breast cancer cases in the U.S. in 2019 were alcohol-related. And only 45 percent of American adults are aware that consuming alcohol increases the risk of developing...

Jan 17, 2025 · Alcohol and Cancer Risk. ... evidence for the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased risk for at least seven different types of cancer, including breast (in women), colorectum, esophagus, voice box, liver, mouth, and throat. The Advisory also helps to better inform the public of this relationship and offers key recommendations to ...

5 days ago · The Jan. 3 advisory from then-U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, calls for a reassessment of these guidelines as well as updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages. ... Alcohol has long been known to be a risk factor for developing breast cancer and potentially breast cancer recurrence after an initial diagnosis, says Dionisia ...

6 days ago · Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 21st U.S. surgeon general, recently released an advisory on the causal link between alcohol and increased risk of cancer.

Jan 3, 2025 · In a post on X, Murthy said alcohol contributes to about 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the U.S., a number greater than the 13,500 alcohol-related traffic accidents each ...

Jan 3, 2025 · Vivek Murthy is recommending labels be updated to include a notice about heightened risks of breast cancer, colon cancer and others that have been linked by studies to consumption of alcohol. Some cancers, like breast, mouth and throat, are at higher risk of developing at one or fewer drinks per day, Murthy said.

Jan 7, 2025 · Of the 54,330 alcohol-related cancer cases that affected females that year, more than 80% (44,180) were breast cancer, which accounted for 16% of all breast cancer cases (270,000). For...

Jan 3, 2025 · 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...

Jan 4, 2025 · Dr. Vivek Murthy issued the Friday advisory to spread awareness about the connection. Alcohol is linked to a higher risk of at least seven types of cancers, according to Murthy. In terms of...