Re: Alcohol and cancer

ellaphant · ‎12-13-2010

As my late father who was a surgeon used to say " I can spot the drinkers when I see their organs on the table. " I don't drink at all. Terrible for the body.

magicmoodz · ‎03-16-2010

I'm not sure I buy into the fact that this is ancient history. It wasn't all that long ago experts were touting one glass of red wine daily was good for us. Now they say drink nothing.

Last year I did dry January, but I started a week or two late. So when February rolled around, in all fairness (cuz that's the kind of person I am) I continued not drinking. That evolved into only having a cocktail or a glass of wine in/during social situations. And that is how I live my life today.

I have a family member who just underwent her 3rd attempt at breast reconstruction after a double mastectomy at 59. Her body kept rejecting implants. Do I think her drinking might have played a role in her cancer? Maybe. I don't rule out that there could be a correlation.

AZfem · ‎04-13-2016

@magicmoodz

Agree with you about red wine. Some years ago doctors were recommending drinking it. Now its bad just like coffee was then wasn't, eggs were no good then reversed.

Don't pay much attention to "them" anymore.

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

My Father rarely drank, maybe at a holiday party, New Years Eve and an occasional beer with Sunday steak dinner. At 75 he developed stomach cancer and in his case I do not see a connection

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Nonametoday · ‎03-09-2010

@Q-Checker wrote:
@Nonametoday Scientistd don't report or publish based on speculation. Speculation stimulates scientific study, not proclamations. I am sorry for what you and your husband have experienced.

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Science is always speculative. What is revealed today as a possibility fact can be found years from now as totally wrong.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
Until recently, I never heard of a correlation between alcohol consumption and cancer. I think they have more work to do to prove it.

Having seen a number of cases, I do believe their is a serious effect of alcohol on the onset of dementia in men Never personally knew a woman who was affected but knew more than a few men.

@Kachina624 I know too many tee-totlers who never drank and had dementia--men and women. I can't imagine there being a correlation from what I have known.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@Sooner. I've long heard alcohol damages and kills brain cells so it makes sense to me.

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Q-Checker · ‎05-09-2010

@Nonametoday It is understood that today's science can only be as good as today's evolving methodology and information.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

It is just a study but the correlation between drinking alcohol and cancer is not new. We've known that for decades. It's why when they take your history in a doctor's office, they ask about drinking.

I' drink an occasional glass of wine. Meaning a couple of times a month. This was study. You are free to believe it or not. I believe it but it doesn't apply to me.. We are society that loves alcohol. Drinking is huge in the USA and perhaps that's accounts in part for increasing cancer diagnoses. There are a lot of risks in life but the more I can reduce or eliminated the better.