Two types of people who drink alcohol are most likely to get liver cancer

Liver cancer is one of the common malignant tumors in my country and is common in middle-aged men. Due to its high malignancy and rapid progression, patients generally do not feel any discomfort in the early stages. Once symptoms appear and they seek medical treatment, it is often already in the middle or late stages. We all know that excessive drinking is the cause of liver cancer, so many people are concerned about whether blushing after drinking makes one more likely to get liver cancer? Experts from the Oncology Hospital give you a detailed answer.

Does blushing after drinking increase the risk of liver cancer?

Studies have shown that the metabolism of alcohol in the human body is completed through acetaldehyde deoxygenase 2 (ALDH2). The function of acetaldehyde deoxygenase 2 in the human body is to oxidize acetaldehyde into non-carcinogenic acetic acid, and finally decompose it into carbon dioxide and water that are harmless to the human body and excreted from the body. However, when the normal gene of acetaldehyde deoxygenase 2 mutates, the enzyme will lose its activity, causing the acetaldehyde concentration in the blood to increase by more than 6 times after drinking. Long-term alcoholism will accumulate acetaldehyde in the body and may eventually lead to liver cancer. The results showed that among people with enzyme deficiency, if they drank more than 3 kilograms of alcohol per month, their risk of developing liver cancer was 3.51 times that of normal gene carriers and non-drinkers; as the total amount of alcohol consumed by the former increased throughout their lives, their risk of liver cancer showed a clear upward trend. We all know that excessive drinking is the cause of liver cancer, so to prevent liver cancer, we should drink less. Experts told reporters that studies have found that carriers of the acetaldehyde deoxygenase 2 gene variant often experience neurological symptoms such as flushing, nausea and tachycardia after drinking. Therefore, if you have the above symptoms after drinking, you should be vigilant, quit drinking or try to reduce your alcohol intake to prevent the occurrence of liver cancer.

Does mixing alcohol with alcohol increase the risk of liver cancer?

The popular phenomenon of "mixing red wine, white wine and beer" in recent years has caused health experts great concern. Because a large number of studies in developed countries such as Europe and the United States have shown that alcohol and liver cancer are closely related, and people who drink mixed drinks have a five times higher chance of developing liver cancer than those who drink mild drinks or do not drink alcohol. This is because the alcohol content of various types of alcohol is different. Drinking beer one moment and liquor or wine the next makes it difficult for the body to adapt to such constant changes. More importantly, the composition of various alcoholic beverages is not the same. For example, beer contains carbon dioxide and a large amount of water. Mixing it with liquor will accelerate the penetration of alcohol throughout the body, causing more intense stimulation and harm to organs such as the liver, stomach, and kidneys.