Alcohol causes 55% of liver cancer cases
The weekend usually arrives, and many people who have been working or studying during the week have a moment of relaxation. A week that is usually tiring, so they look for time to unwind and give their brain a rest. There is a desire to meet friends and go to a party, where drinks may exceed those recommended, but entail the release of serotonin (a neurotransmitter that causes a state of happiness). However, it also increases the likelihood of liver cancer.
Although this statement may seem extreme, it is true. This is evidenced by III Register of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with data from 767 patients with this diagnosis, the main consequence of which is alcohol. This study was commented on in 49th Congress of the Spanish Society for the Study of the Liver which takes place this week in Madrid.
Alcohol and liver cancer
Almost 6 out of 10 cases Liver cancer connected with alcohol consumption, even if it is drunk intermittently or occasionally (for example, at weekend parties). In addition, hepatologists warn that alcoholic beverages they are not healthy in no way, since exceeding one day can be compared to drink daily.
Research data on this liver disease shows that 30% of healthy people drink may suffer from this type of cancer, and its level reaches 55% if alcohol is consumed due to existing pathologies.
Double-Edged Weapon
On the part of hepatologists, they condemn this. public policy to combat the use of this drug refusal. Young people do not see the risk in alcohol and drink it every time, at a younger age.
Experts also explain: Liver cancer is the cancer that takes the most years of life to the population, but in society it is not perceived that way. In addition, hepatologists say, there are myths among young people in society that also need to be eradicated, for example, that the liver is an organ that easily regenerates.
According to these data, alcohol is double-edged sword. It’s a lot of fun when the neurotransmitter spikes up and you have a high level of arousal, but then the spike returns to normal and eventually the arousal increases. probability of disease occurrence that put lives at risk.