Alcohol Consumption Increases Risk of Breast Cancer
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
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Beware, alcohol consumption increases the risk of breast cancer. Not only have a variety of negative effects to the body, alcohol consumption also increases the risk of breast cancer. The results showed that consuming alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer by 13.3% Ie of each unit of alcohol consumed per day increases the risk of breast cancer at least 7-11%. While one unit of alcohol is equivalent to 10 grams of alcohol with a concentration of 13%.
One of the main causes of breast cancer is the high levels of the hormone estrogen the body. While consuming alcohol increases the body's levels of the hormone estrogen, which means increase the risk of breast cancer.
Alcohol is consumed when mixed with the blood, will decompose into substances that are carcinogens (cause cancer). If this carcinogenic substance if not detoxified by the liver, it can cause genetic mutations and changes in the structure of DNA that can lead to the production of cancer cells in the body multiply rapidly and uncontrollably.
In addition, alcohol also lowers the immune system, which means that facilitate the increase risk of breast cancer. Meanwhile, the results also showed a person who has recovered from breast cancer and had a habit of consuming alcohol, are at risk of breast cancer for the second time by 50%.
Therefore do not let alcohol causes various diseases in your body, including increased risk of breast cancer. But if you've already consumed alcohol, even if it has become addicted, immediately remove your bad habits.
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