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3. 1. 2025, 22.03
Updated: 3/1/2025, 22.03
The head of the US Public Health Service, Vivek Murthy, warned that alcohol has been shown to increase the risk of developing seven types of cancer, and proposed that alcoholic beverages be labeled with health risk warnings.
Alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable cancer in the United States. It causes 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 deaths every year, the head of the US Public Health Service pointed out. Vivek Murthy.
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Alcohol consumption has been proven to increase the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity, larynx, vocal cords, esophagus, breast, liver and colon, he recalled. Murthy and emphasized: »Excessive alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing cancer, but only 45 percent of American adults are aware that alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing cancer.«
Murthy would try to improve Americans’ awareness of the harmful effects of alcohol on health with several measures. He singled out the warning, which, similar to tobacco products, would be written on the packaging (bottles, bottles, etc.) of alcoholic beverages as key. In order for the measure to take effect, it would have to be approved by Congress. Administration of the President Joe Biden will be before the start of the second presidential term Donald Trump otherwise worked for another two weeks. Murthy, who also called for a shake-up of public health guidelines regarding alcohol consumption, will be succeeded as head of the public health service Janette Nesheiwat.
Source: svet24.si
