Alcohol Treatment Against Multiple Cancers?

Through a program of 12 non-step, personalized treatment plans can be made for people who want to completely abstain from all drugs and alcohol. AA programs to an alternative treatment plans for alcohol to provide self-empowerment and the promotion of abstinence or safe levels of alcohol consumption, individuals can reduce their risk of certain cancers. E 'is important to note that the drinkers of alcohol also reduce their risk of cancer, reducing the consumption of alcohol to a safe level.

Several previous studies a link between alcohol and cancer (especially cancers of the upper digestive tract and liver). However, many previous studies were only boys, and many studies have been on the general population. Few studies have been conducted with people with alcohol use disorders. A team of researchers in Denmark, investigated the morbidity of cancer in a large cohort of male and female subjects with alcohol use disorders (Thygesen et. Al, 2009).

The participants in this study among 15,258 men and 3,552 women free of cancer, while in an alcohol clinic in Copenhagen during the period between 1954 and 1992. The researchers used the Danish Cancer Registry to find out the incidence of cancer of all participants until 1999, and rates of cancer incidence were standardized by sex, age and calendar time.

2145 of 15,258 men developed cancer compared with 1141 expected cases. Significantly higher risk of cancer was found for cancers of the tongue, mouth, pharynx, esophagus, liver, larynx and lungs. A higher rate of cancer incidence was observed for kidney cancer in both men and women. In women, in contrast to the suggestions of some previous studies, the incidence of breast cancer was not significantly higher. However, the incidence of cervical cancer was higher in women. Researchers have not observed a higher incidence of cancer of the bladder, colon or rectum. This study confirms the previously established link between alcohol and cancer of the liver and upper digestive tract. This study also shows a significant increase of kidney cancer in people with alcohol use disorders.

The researchers admit that tobacco use is likely to interfere in this study. "For most people, alcohol and smoking related, and heavy drinkers are often heavy smokers smoking is a likely confounding factor for many of the associations observed in this study. Had no information on smoking habits, but the incidence of lung cancer was not as high as might be expected in a cohort of alleged heavy smokers, including cancer of the airways, are strongly associated with smoking. "The researchers have no information on dietary habits, social status and other potential confounders, these factors affect had on the results.

Although this study confirms the link between alcohol and cancer of the upper digestive tract and liver, and also suggests that heavy drinking may increase the risk of kidney cancer. Based on this and other research, we can assume that the programs of the treatment of alcohol abstinence with success or a safe level of alcohol promotion, individual risk of several forms of cancer is reduced.