Washington:
American Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory regarding alcohol on Friday. In it he said that alcoholic beverages should have a label warning consumers about their cancer risks, stating that their consumption increases the risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers. goes.
Dr. Vivek Murthy wrote on the social media platform Which causes approximately 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths every year.
Dr Vivek Murthy appealed to re-evaluate the guidelines on alcohol consumption limits so that people can assess the risk of cancer when deciding whether to drink or how much to drink.
“Alcohol consumption, the third leading cause of cancer in the United States after tobacco and obesity, must be prevented. It increases the risk of at least seven types of cancer,” the US Surgeon General’s office said in a statement accompanying the new report. increases.”
It states that alcohol is responsible for 100,000 American cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths each year. This is more than the 13,500 deaths caused by alcohol-related traffic accidents.
“There are direct associations between alcohol consumption and cancer risk for at least seven types of cancer, regardless of the type of alcohol consumed (e.g., beer, wine, and spirits),” the statement said. “