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Alcoholic drinks should carry cancer warning label, U.S. surgeon general says - National | Globalnews.ca

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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States , after tobacco and obesity.

Alcoholic drinks should carry a warning label warning consumers about their cancer risks, he said.

Shares of US.-listed alcoholic beverage makers fell between one per cent and twp per cent in premarket trading, with Brown-Forman Corp.

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