Choosing mocktails over cocktails could reduce risk of 7 cancers

The U.S. Surgeon General has recommended that alcoholic beverages carry cancer risk warning labels, citing a growing body of research that shows alcohol as a group 1 carcinogen. But more than half of U.S. residents don’t know that alcohol consumption increases their risk of developing cancer, or that it’s the third leading preventable cause of cancer after obesity and tobacco use. A fact health experts hope people will now take more seriously.