Surgeon General’s Report

Jan 17

Alcohol Consumption and Cancer Risk

Workplace Strategies for Supporting Employees Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, following tobacco and obesity, with a direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk, according to U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in the new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk. Although evidence…

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Dec 23

Tobacco-Related Health Disparities: A Summary of the U.S. Surgeon General’s New Report

A new report from the U.S. surgeon general’s office confirms equal progress has not been made to reduce cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure among all groups in the U.S. Cigarette smoking has declined by more than 70% in the U.S. since the 1960s, yet smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death. Cigarette…

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