The surgeon general’s report said the lifetime risk of developing any alcohol-related cancer jumped to 19 percent (19 of 100 women) among those who consumed one alcoholic drink each day (seven drinks a week). At this level, the lifetime risk of breast cancer increased to 13.1 percent, or 13 of 100 women.

U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy published an advisory on the link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.

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

The top U.S. health official is calling for all alcoholic beverages to carry a warning label about cancer risk.

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 quarter of nations worldwide have health risk labels on alcohol. But only South Korea has a warning about liver cancer.

Bartender Rebecca Bachner says she’s worked at places where alcohol is the only thing on the menu. She likes her job much better here. “I am respected,” says Bachner. “I am treated well just like everyone else here.