Health experts urge U.K. government to mandate explicit cancer warnings on alcohol, not much action in the U.S. Other countries, including Ireland ...

New report details link between excessive alcohol use and cancer 03:40. Despite growing research that points to the negative health impacts of alcohol, many Americans are unaware of the connection ...

"The direct link between alcohol use and cancer was first established in the late 1980s, and evidence for this link has strengthened over time," the report says.

It estimates that alcohol contributes to nearly 100,000 cancer cases and about 20,000 cancer deaths annually. People drinking at a bar. John Rensten / Getty Images ...

As one of his final acts as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy called for alcohol products to carry a label warning that they can cause cancer. His office also published a report detailing just ...

A recent advisory statement from the U.S. surgeon general identified alcohol as one of the leading causes of preventable cancer, contributing to nearly 100,000 new cases of cancer and about 20,000 ...

He added the death toll of alcohol-related cancer deaths was higher than the 13,500 deaths from drunken driving crashes annually in the U.S. But, he said, "the majority of Americans are unaware of ...

The link between drinking alcohol and developing cancer, described in a new report by the U.S. Surgeon General, may come as a surprise to many Americans. Although evidence for this link has been ...

“Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States — greater than the 13,500 ...

Breast cancer and booze — and the heart health debate. Some people might be surprised that more than 1 in 6 breast cancer cases can be attributed to alcohol, but Dr. Cindy Cen, a surgical ...

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, which oversees alcohol labels, has yet to include any warnings about the known cancer risks of alcohol consumption.