Responsible drinking has become a 21st-century mantra for how most people view alcohol consumption. But when it comes to cancer, a drop of alcohol also become dangerous. Every year, alcohol causes 4% of cancers in the UK, around 12,800 cases. Of course, not everyone who drinks will develop cancer. But scientists have found cancer attack more common in people who consume large percentage alcohol than others.

The more alcohol a person drinks, the higher the risk. There is no doubt that alcohol can cause seven types of cancer: liver, bowel, breast, mouth, laryngeal (voice box), pharyngeal (upper throat) and oesophageal (food pipe) cancer. A significant relationship also exists between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer.

There are many possible theories that how alcohol consumption can cause cancer. Here are some:

Acetaldehyde: In our body, alcohol (ethanol) gets converted into a harmful chemical said as acetaldehyde. This can damage your DNA and stop cells from rebuilding that damage, further leading to cancer. Acetaldehyde leads to faster growth of liver cells than normal cells. These regrowing cells pick up the changes in the genes that could develop cancer. Ethanol is mainly broken down by the liver, but some of the bacteria residing in our mouths can also convert ethanol to acetaldehyde.

Oestrogen and other hormones: Alcohol consumption leads to growth of some hormones such as insulin, oestrogen and testosterone. Hormones act as a messenger that give instructions to cells on when to break down. High-level of oestrogen presence in our body increases the chances of breast cancer.

Liver cirrhosis: Consuming lots of alcohol can damage your liver cell that leads to a disease called cirrhosis. And the occurrence of cirrhosis makes you more vulnerable to liver cancer.

Alcohol and other carcinogens: Consuming alcohol makes the tissues of the throat and mouth easier to absorb cancer causing chemicals present in tobacco. This is the reason why people who smoke and drink keeps on multiplying the damage and have high chances of cancer.

Folate: Folate is an essential vitamin that help cells to regrow new DNA properly. People who consume more alcohol have lower levels of folate in their blood and according to a recent study it has been found that people with low levels of folate are more prone to cancer.

Highly reactive by-products: Alcohol consumption can produce highly reactive molecules, called Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), in the cells of our body. These molecules destroy the DNA, which leads to cancer development.

People who smoke and drink simultaneously, multiply the risk of certain types of cancer. Exposure of body's cells to both tobacco and alcohol, can damage them to a great extent. So, people who are at particularly high risk for cancer should undergo best treatments for cancer or talk to the doctor about not consuming alcohol or limiting the amount to help reduce the risk.

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