Drinking alcohol causes cancer. You must have heard this. Recently a study in this regard has been conducted in America. According to the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Cancer Progress Report, 2024, more than 5% of all cancer cases are linked to alcohol.
Reports show that drinking alcohol can cause 6 different types of cancer. The report also states that people who stop drinking alcohol can reduce their risk of alcohol-related cancer by 8%.
So today'in health water We will talk about the disadvantages of drinking alcohol. We will also know how to give up the habit of drinking alcohol?
Which cancer does drinking alcohol cause?
According to the Cancer Progress Report of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), drinking alcohol increases the risk of these six types of cancer.
What do the statistics of alcohol consumption in India say? Dr., Senior Consultant and Clinical Lead, Department of Surgical Oncology, Narayan Hospital, Gurugram. Debashish Chaudhary says that it is not necessary that drinking alcohol will definitely cause cancer. However, people who drink alcohol have a higher risk of cancer than others. The liquor statistics in India are shocking.
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According to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, about 16 crore people in the age group of 10 to 75 years in India drink alcohol. Of these, more than 5.7 crore people are addicted to alcohol and need help.
How does alcohol affect our health?
Be it beer, vodka, wine, rum, whiskey or country liquor, it has a bad effect on our health. Understand which diseases are at risk through the following indicators:
Apart from this, understand what other diseases are caused by alcohol –
Smoking with alcohol is more dangerous Many people also smoke along with alcohol. This can be extremely dangerous. Dr. Debashish Chaudhary says that due to this the risk of cancer of the mouth and upper part of the throat is higher. Apart from this, the risk of getting this cancer is many times higher in people who consume both alcohol and tobacco.
Are there any benefits of drinking alcohol? You may have heard that drinking wine may be good for the heart or help lower blood pressure. But all this is just a lie. National Health Service (NHS) guidance states that drinking alcohol has no benefits for our health. Even small amounts of it can be dangerous.
How to get rid of alcohol addiction The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that even moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of cancer. Therefore do not consume alcohol. If you want to quit drinking, the graphic given below explains some simple methods, by adopting which you can get rid of it.
By following these tips given above, a person can get rid of alcohol. However, first of all you need to be mentally prepared for this. Giving information about this to family and friends can help in quitting alcohol. These people will remind you from time to time that you have given up alcohol. This can help you avoid becoming a victim of that addiction again.
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