Alcohol and Cancer : Every sip of alcohol can make you a cancer patient. The Surgeon General of America has given a big warning regarding this. He has advised that like cigarette packets, cancer warnings should also be given on liquor bottles. Researchers say that alcohol contains ethanol, which gets converted into acetaldehyde in the body. This chemical can damage DNA, which can promote cancer.
Not only this, there are many other serious disadvantages of drinking alcohol. The recently released Cancer Progress Report 2024 of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) also stated that more than 5% of all types of cancer cases are related to alcohol. According to this report, drinking alcohol can cause 6 types of cancer. Therefore one should stop drinking alcohol immediately.
Which cancers can be caused by drinking alcohol?
Mouth Cancer
Throat Cancer
Liver Cancer
Breast Cancer
Colon Cancer
Rectal Cancer
how dangerous is drinking alcohol
According to the American Cancer Society, people who drink alcohol daily have many times more risk of dangerous diseases like cancer.
Even small amounts of alcohol have negative effects on the body. ‘Moderate drinking’ can also harm health and have an impact on DNA. Regarding this, the Surgeon General has appealed to all the liquor manufacturing companies to put clear health warnings on their products, so that people can know that drinking alcohol can cause cancer.
How much danger is there for India?
According to experts, alcohol consumption is increasing rapidly in countries like India, which can be dangerous in the future. The effect of warning on liquor bottles can be seen to a great extent. If we look at the data of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, about 16 crore people in the age group of 10 to 75 years in India consume alcohol. Of these, more than 5.7 crore people are addicted to it.
What effect does alcohol have on health?
1. Vomiting or hangover may occur
2. There may be a problem of high blood pressure
3. Risk of heart attack or stroke
4. Risk of lung infection, lungs may get damaged
5. Liver may swell, risk of alcoholic hepatitis
6. Risk of gastritis, stomach inflammation or cancer
7. Problems like depression, anxiety, insomnia
8. The body and skin can become dehydrated, due to which blood vessels can dilate.
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