Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer, says new report from U.S. Surgeon General
Maybe you’re doing dry January — abstaining from alcohol for the first month of the year. A new report from the United States Surgeon General might motivate you to keep that going. It lists alcohol as a leading preventable cause of cancer, and recommends adding warning labels to alcohol packaging. Dr. Peter Lin, CBC's medical columnist, spoke about the findings with Here & Now's Carolyn Stokes.