'We keep on poisoning ourselves and enjoying it': Experts call for cancer warnings on alcohol

Headlines on health
05/01/2025 4 min
'We keep on poisoning ourselves and enjoying it': Experts call for cancer warnings on alcohol

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The United States' top doctor is calling for cancer warnings to be displayed on the country's alcoholic beverages. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's newly released advisory on the causal link between cancer and alcohol says alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable cancer, after tobacco and obesity. It's now sparking questions about whether Australia should consider similar measures.

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