America’s “top doctor” is calling for warning labels on boozy drinks, citing scientific evidence linking alcohol consumption with an increased risk of cancer. Vivek Murthy, the United States surgeon general,

Public health professionals and providers have a role to play in increasing awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk, the U.S. Surgeon General said last week. | Providers should inform patients in clinical settings about cancer risk,

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, recently released an advisory that calls for adding cancer warning labels to alcohol. The report said that alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity.