'We keep on poisoning ourselves and enjoying it': Experts call for cancer warnings on alcohol

Surgeon General (US) Vivek Murthy's newly released advisory on the causal link between cancer and alcohol says alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable cancer, after tobacco and obesity.

epa11804420 A person shops for alcohol at a liquor store in Los Angeles, California, USA, 03 January 2025. The US surgeon general issued a new advisory warning on 03 January about the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk, pushing for alcohol labels to be more visible and include a warning about the increased risk of cancer EPA/ALLISON DINNER Source: EPA / ALLISON DINNER/EPA

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