QWhat women overlook is that alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer. Between 2015 and 2019, it estimates theItalian Association of Medical Oncology (Aiom), approx 11,800 new diagnoses of breast cancer and three thousand deaths were linked to the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Breast cancer and alcohol
We’re not just talking about 6,600 cases associated with one “high” use (over 2 glasses a day) but also of another 5,200 linked to small quantities of alcohol (equal to 1-2 glasses daily)whose danger is underestimated.
«Ethanol is more harmful to women, which produce the enzyme that metabolizes it in smaller quantities. Consequently, with equal hiring for males and females, blood alcohol concentration is higher in women – explains Massimo Di Maio, director of oncology at the Molinette hospital in Turin and national secretary of Aiom -. Furthermore, 70 percent of breast cancers are related to excessive estrogen stimulation, which alcohol consumption can favor.”
There is no safe dose for healthwomen are advised to do not drink more than one unit of alcohol per day (10 grams, 1 glass), but theNational alcohol observatory it finds 2.4 million women exceeding that limit.
«The risk of developing breast cancer increases as alcohol consumption increases – says Di Maio -. Anyone who has received a cancer diagnosis should know that drinking can increase the risk of recurrence and mortality. Is that alcohol promotes overweight and obesityadditional risk factors for carcinoma, especially after menopause.”
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