Smoking and drinking both cause cancer, yet only tobacco products come with health warning labels. Experts say It’s time for a change. Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label.

The U.S. Surgeon General recommended changes to alchol's warning label, including adding specific information on how it can cause cancers.

FOX 13's Kylie Jones reports on the U.S. Surgeon General calling on Congress to place new health warnings on alcohol and how the overconsumption of alcohol can lead to serious health risks.

Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday

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

The U.S. Surgeon General has unveiled a plan to put cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages. Does the science support this or is it just another hyped-up scare? And, even if the labels make perfect sense,

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy noted that consuming alcohol increases the risk for “at least seven types of cancer” including breast, colon and liver.

Alcoholic drinks should carry a cancer-warning label such as that used on cigarettes, the US surgeon general has declared.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s call Friday to require alcohol labels warning of cancer risk will likely face strong resistance in Congress, which would have to pass a law to require the labels. The alcohol industry fiercely opposes labeling as well as stricter guidance around consumption — the government currently recommends men consume no more than two drinks per day and women no more than one — and has cultivated support among lawmakers through an expensive lobbying and political operation.