Retired Army Maj. Gen. Edward Greer, who broke racial barriers during his long Army career, died at age 100 at his El Paso ...

Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.

In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol ...

The stocks of alcohol makers and distributors fell across the board early Friday, after the U.S. surgeon general released a new advisory warning of the link between booze and cancer risk.

Outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ginned up a storm a few days ago when he recommended that alcohol should have cigarette-like cancer warnings. He declared that drinking wine, beer and booze ...

The Surgeon General's recent warning that alcohol can cause cancer didn't exactly fall on deaf ears, but won't change America's drinking habits either, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll suggests.

United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, outlining the direct link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk ...

Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States after tobacco and obesity, according to a new report by the US Surgeon General. The advisory, released last week, also ...

The U.S. Surgeon General has released a new advisory on ... cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States—greater than the 13,500 alcohol-associated traffic crash ...

These two leading paragraphs in a WALL STREET JOURNAL story in the past few days got my attention: The U.S. surgeon general said alcoholic beverages ... and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United ...

Surgeon General calls for reassessment of alcohol consumption guidelines ... “Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity,” ...