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

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants Americans to know that drinking is a preventable risk factor for cancer, and he issued an advisory that calls for warning labels to be placed on alcoholic beverages.

In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy connects alcohol consumption to increased cancer risk and calls for updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages.

The U.S. Surgeon General has released a new advisory on the link between alcohol and cancer with several recommendations to increase public awareness—including adding cancer risk to the health warning label on alcoholic beverages.

Shares in beer, wine and spirits companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Boston Beer and Constellation Brands fell after the U.S. Surgeon General said alcoholic beverages should carry cancer warnings.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for the U.S. to adopt warning labels on alcoholic beverages similar to the ones mandatory for cigarettes. Why it matters: Numerous studies have linked alcohol consumption with cancer,

The U.S. Surgeon General is calling for a warning label on alcohol, saying; “alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer, responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths every year in the united states.

A recent health advisory from the U.S. surgeon general calls for cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages. What to know in Tennessee.