If the majority of the people are led to believe that social drinking is safe and a trendy social act of modernisation or success in life. Then you need to re-think this hard selling truth that there are now enough studies to show that..Alcohol is one of the..
...most well established causes of cancer.
Alcohol increases the risk of mouth and oesophageal.
Alcohol increases the risk of liver cancer
Alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer
Alcohol increases the risk of bowel cancer
Smoking and drinking together increases risk even more.
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy may increase the cancer risks of your children
The Oxford Textbook of Medicine estimates that 6% of cancer deaths in the UK are caused by alcohol.
And all of these deaths could be avoided.
The International Agency for Cancer Research says that heavy drinking increases the risks of these cancers by 5 to 10 times.
But even light drinking (just three units a day) can increase the risk of mouth cancer.
There is unlikely to be a safe level of alcohol which doesn’t increase the risk of breast cancer. Some studies have found that drinking just one unit a day can increase a woman’s chances of developing breast cancer.
There are several studies to explain how alcohol causes all type of cancers. Alcohol in our body is converted into a chemical called acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde is the chemical that causes hangovers, but it can also cause cancer by damaging our DNA and preventing it from being repaired. People who smoke and drink heavily have very high levels of acetaldehyde in their saliva.
A team of Italian scientists analysed over 200 studies on alcohol and cancer. They were unable to find any lower daily limit of drinking alcohol where cancer risk was not increased.
If you are a heavy drinker, it is not too late to start cutting down. Scientists recently showed that the risk of mouth and oesophageal cancers drops dramatically in heavy drinkers who stop drinking
Red wine does not protect against cancer.
One small but widely reported study found that men who drank 4-7 glasses of red wine per week halved their risk of prostate cancer.
Red wine contains a chemical called resveratrol, which may have some anti-cancer effects. However, two much larger studies have since found that red wine does not affect a man’s risk of prostate cancer.
So far, studies have shown that all types of alcohol, including beer, wine and spirits, can increase the risk of cancer.
I hope these extracts will cause you to re-think about drinking and smoking.
Say “no thank you” to alcohol but instead share the truth why you have stop drinking. By your action you could have prevented someone from being a cancer sufferer. Maybe one day the life you prevented from cancer could be your love ones or your very own.
Please read the following articles at the end of this blog to convince yourself that you need to stop the alcohol now and knowing that good health is a habit.
Have a glass of pure orange juice and to your good health.
Reginald
http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/healthyliving/alcohol/howdoweknow/#Cancer
Reginald
http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/healthyliving/alcohol/howdoweknow/#Cancer
What is a unit?
A unit is not the same as a drink. Most alcoholic drinks contain more than one unit. In many pubs and bars, drinks are being served in larger glasses or amounts, and many drinks are getting stronger. This means that you might be drinking much more than you think.
Beer
· A premium pint of lager, bitter or cider (5%) contains 3 units
· A ordinary strength pint of lager, bitter or cider (3-4%) contains 2 units
Wine
· A large 250ml glass of wine (12%) contains 3 units
· A standard 175ml glass of wine (12%) contains 2 units
(Many pubs and bars call this a ‘small’ glass)
(Many pubs and bars call this a ‘small’ glass)
Spirits
· A large double measure of spirits (2 x 35ml at 40%) contains 3 units
· A large single measure of spirits (1 x 35ml at 40%) contains 1.5 units
· A small double measure of spirits (2 x 25ml at 40%) contains 2 units
· A small single measure of spirits (1 x 25ml at 40%) contains 1 unit
Alcopops
· A 275ml bottle of alcopop (5%) contains 1.5 units
