The outgoing Federal Health official says that 1/3 of cancer cases could be triggered by drinking….
Even small amount of alcohol….
There will be a change in Surgeon General’s in a month….
One wonders how this will go….
Me?
I think between the spirits industry and Prime Minister Musk?
This warning effort ends up in garbage….
But?
Some people WILL heed the warning and cut back …..
“Higher alcohol consumption increases alcohol-related cancer risk, yet only 45% of American adults are aware that consuming alcohol increases their risk of developing cancer,” Murthy wrote on X.
Any mandatory changes to the health warning labels would need to be approved by Congress. President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated Jan. 20, has announced Janette Nesheiwat, a family and emergency medicine physician and onetime Fox News contributor, as his pick for surgeon general.
Alcohol can trigger cancer by disrupting metabolism and damaging DNA, researchers have found, including when it alters breast tissue by increasing estrogen. Alcohol can also alter cells in the mouth and throat, making it easier to absorb carcinogens such as tobacco smoke.
Research has shown that alcohol increases the risk of cancer in the breast, colorectum, esophagus, liver, mouth, throat and voice box, according to the surgeon general. The risk of breast, throat and mouth cancer increases even with one or fewer drinks a day, according to the surgeon general. And the risk further increases the more someone drinks….
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Note….
Drinking HAS TONS of money in the American and World Economy….
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