Blush after drinking, the risk of esophageal cancer is higher than the average person
Doctors reminded that people who have a red face after drinking alcohol would have a higher risk of esophageal cancer than normal people! Because drinking blushing is the lack of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in the body and will cause the liver to lose metabolism. Acetaldehyde, so there will be vasodilation and facial flushing, it is recommended to reduce alcohol intake, or abstain from alcohol to reduce the risk of cancer.
Acetaldehyde is a primary carcinogen recognized by the World Health Organization. It accumulates in the body for a long time and increases the incidence of cancer. Among them, the risk of head and neck cancer and esophageal cancer is the highest. The recommended standard dose of alcohol in the United States is 14 grams of alcohol per day for men, which is about 2 bottles of beer. Normal men drink more than the standard dose for 1 day, and the risk of cancer increases by 5 times. If you are easily blushing after drinking, the proportion of patients with esophageal cancer will be 40 times higher than that of normal people. If you drink too much alcohol, you will even increase it by 80 times.
Some doctors pointed out that the initial symptoms of esophageal cancer are not too obvious. When dysphagia, chest burning, weight loss, etc. are found, you should be alert. A few people will have symptoms of difficulty breathing and swollen lymph nodes, especially people with head and neck cancer, or heavy use of alcohol and tobacco betel nut, and a small number of high-risk groups who have suffered from esophageal corrosive injuries, need to be regularly screened for gastroscope.
According to the latest cause of death statistics of the Department of Health and Welfare in 2019, the first cause of death in the 37th year of the United States is still cancer. The mortality rate of esophageal cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in men. The average age of death is 59 years, and the esophageal cancer is over 95%. They are all squamous cell carcinomas. The main risk factors are from tobacco, alcohol and betel nut. Although the proportion of Taiwanese people smoking and chewing betel nuts has decreased year by year, the proportion of drinking has increased year by year, indicating that alcohol is the main cause of cancer.
According to statistics, the proportion of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase in Taiwan's human body is as high as 50%, which means that one out of every two people has a genetic defect. The Hospitals or the health inspection center provide genetic analysis of alcohol metabolism through genetic testing. Early detection of the lack of autologous alcohol metabolism genes, early health management, and avoid excessive intake of alcohol.
