As one of his final acts as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy called for alcohol products to carry a label warning that ...

Alcohol is responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths per year in the United States, making it ...

Alcohol use remains one of the most preventable risk factors for cancer. Even moderate alcohol consumption — one or fewer ...

The survey found 86% had no plans to drink less alcohol after U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory ...

Even one drink a day carries a substantial cancer risk. That is the finding of a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General ...

SNUBBING Dry January and continuing to drink like it’s Christmas may seem like a great way to get through the dreary first ...

While higher rates of alcohol consumption are correlated with higher cancer risk, even one drink per week increased ... ways in which alcohol causes cancer. These include: Breaking down into ...

Internationally, the definition of a standard drink varies. But in the U.S. and Canada it’s defined as 0.6 fluid ounces or ...

While the body of evidence to date shows that alcohol can cause cancer, the data on red wine are less clear-cut.

"Based on data from the eight eligible studies from 2019 to 2023, the committee concludes that compared with never consuming ...

"In the United States, males and females have a 1 in 1000 risk of dying from alcohol use if they consume more than 7 drinks ...

Research suggests that alcohol causes cancer through at least five ... and is also involved in DNA methylation. But drinking too much alcohol can reduce folate levels in the body.