"What we know with a high degree of confidence is that there is a causal link between alcohol and cancer risk," says Murthy. "The data has been building for some time and getting stronger and stronger."
The advisory cites alcohol as the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S. after tobacco and obesity and notes that there are about 20,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths in the country annually.
Fewer than half of Americans know that alcohol can increase the risk of certain cancers, despite growing evidence supporting the connection over the past few decades.
In my mind, this data is concerning and warrants a reduction in the guideline limit [of alcohol consumption]," he says. "This is exactly the kind of data that should be considered when the guidelines are formulated or updated.
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