Drinkers! Be Aware of Breast Cancer
This might be bad news for drinkers who love alcoholic beverages. Do you know that only 1 glass of alcoholic beverage a day increases risk of having breast cancer? Let’s see the causes.
Alcoholic beverages VS Breast cancer
Who would have thought that drinking alcohol would significantly cause a risk of having breast cancer?
The report of the World Cancer Research Fund presents that 10-grams of daily alcohol consumption, which equals 1 small glass of wine or 240 ml. of beer, increases risk of having breast cancer by 7%. Alcoholic beverages are the villains because, after consuming it, the body digests alcohol resulting in Acetaldehyde, which is carcinogens. It will be in the body and destroy DNA and protein in cells, so the body cannot cure itself. Most importantly, the body cannot control cell proliferation which causes tumors.
Moreover, excessive consumption might cause risk of having dementia, hypertension, liver cancer as well as other cancers such as oral cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer, etc.
🔖 sdnthailand (Data as of 04/02/2022)
🔖 healthaddict (Data as of 10/06/2022)
🔖 Rama Mahidol (Data as of 10/06/2022)
Change your behavior to reduce the risk of breast cancer
If you do not want to have breast cancer, the first thing that you can do is change your behavior.
- Stop/ reduce alcohol consumption to only up to 1 glass per day.
- Control your weight to be in normal range.
- Exercise regularly.
- Have a regular health checkup.
- Eat vegetables, fruits, reduce consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates.
- Reduce/ stop smoking.
Beer, wine, liquids or cocktails contain alcohol. So, all of them cause a risk of having cancers.
🔖 sdnthailand (Data as of 04/02/2022)
🔖 healthaddict (Data as of 10/06/2022)
Breast cancer myths
There are many causes of breast cancer, but some myths make people misunderstand breast cancer.
- Radiation from breast screening: Fact – You need radiation from 100 breast screenings to harm the body.
- Bra: Fact – Bra might make you feel uncomfortable and unwell blood circulation around the area, but it is not a cause of cancer.
- Chemicals from hairdressing: Fact – No research identifies that such chemicals will trigger breast cancer.
- No breast cancer in males: Fact – Males can have breast cancer if they have risk such as old males, fat males, having cirrhosis or having breasts similar to females.
- Coffee: Fact – No evidence and research confirm that caffein triggers breast cancer.
🔖 National Cancer Institute (Data as of 04/02/2022)
Reducing or stopping drinking alcoholic beverages reduces risk of having breast cancer, but they also reduce the risk of other diseases too, such as coronary artery disease, cirrhosis or alcohol related brain damage, etc. Thus, if you want to have good health and enjoy your life, you need to take care of your health well.
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Sources: Data retrieved on 16/01/2023
🔖 sdnthailand (Data as of 04/02/2022)
🔖 healthaddict (Data as of 10/06/2022)
🔖 National Cancer Institute (Data as of 04/02/2022)