Posted on 01/03/2025 10:41:39 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a warning to Americans on Friday about the link between alcohol and cancer.
Murthy’s advisory outlines the direct link between the beverage and increased cancer risk, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The news release continued:
The Surgeon General’s Advisory includes a series of recommendations to increase awareness to help minimize alcohol-related cancer cases and deaths, including updating the existing Surgeon General’s health warning label on alcohol-containing beverages.
“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,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. “This Advisory lays out steps we can all take to increase awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk and minimize harm.”
The press release also stated that the “direct link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk is well-established for at least seven types of cancer including cancers of the breast, colorectum, esophagus, liver, mouth (oral cavity), throat (pharynx), and voice box (larynx),” regardless of the type of alcohol a person drinks.
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I would think that a diabetes warning would be better served. People might die from diabetes at a higher rate than cancer, and the carbohydrates in alcohol cause insulin resistance which causes excess blood sugar and weight gain and kills you.
Just ask Joe Jackson.
Wearing glasses is the only way I can see anything as small as a rabbit!
Bottled water should have cancer warnings as well. Soft drinks also.
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