Dr. Jon LaPook unpacks surgeon general's call for cancer warnings on alcohol

The U.S. surgeon general is calling for cancer risk warning labels to be added to alcoholic beverages. In an advisory released Friday, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that, given the conclusive evidence on cancer risks from alcohol consumption, he recommends adding an update to the already existing warning label on alcoholic beverages. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins to discuss.

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Surgeon general wants cancer warnings for alcohol. Is there any amount that’s safe to drink?

In a new advisory, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about cancer risk.
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The Surgeon General Wants Alcohol Companies to Add a Warning about Cancer Risk

Congress is unlikely to approve new labeling on alcohol anytime soon, but studies linking consumption with cancer put liquor companies in a tough spot.
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U.S. surgeon general calls for cancer risk warnings on alcohol labels

The U.S. surgeon general on Friday issued a new advisory on the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk.
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U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol

Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act.
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Surgeon general calls for cancer warning on alcohol

The U.S. surgeon general is now recommending a new label on alcohol products that warns of the risks of cancer, similar to the warning labels on cigarettes. A new advisory says alcohol consumption ...
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Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warning on Alcoholic Drinks

Links between drinking and seven types of cancer prompted Vivek Murthy’s recommendation, which sent shares of beer, wine, and spirits prodcucers down worldwide.
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Surgeon general warns of link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk

The U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory on Friday warning of a link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.
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Surgeon General calls for cancer risk warning on beverages with alcohol

Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday about alcohol and cancer risk and called for changes to beverage warning labels.
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Surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcohol

Alcoholic beverages should carry a prominent warning label about the link between alcohol and cancer, according to the U.S. surgeon general. Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable ...
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Dr. Jon LaPook unpacks surgeon general's call for cancer warnings on alcohol

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