How much alcohol will cause liver cancer? To prevent liver cancer, first treat this disease

Liver cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in my country, with an average age of 44. Liver cancer is highly malignant and develops rapidly. If treatment is not timely or the treatment plan is not properly selected, the average survival time is half a year. Many people know that drinking alcohol damages the liver and may also cause liver cancer.

How much alcohol does it take to cause liver cancer?

The latest research from the World Cancer Research Fund found that drinking just three glasses of wine a day is enough to cause liver cancer. For every additional 10 grams of alcohol consumed (roughly equivalent to one alcoholic beverage), the risk of liver cancer increases by about 4%. The literature review also found that there is a close correlation between obesity and liver cancer, and drinking coffee can prevent people from developing liver cancer.

The researchers conducted a comprehensive analysis of 34 relevant literature on diet, weight, physical activity and liver cancer worldwide, involving a total of 8.2 million participants, of which 24,500 had liver cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund recommends that women limit their alcohol intake to one cup a day and men to two cups a day. Although this study provides strong evidence that drinking coffee can reduce people's risk of liver cancer, it does not propose an effective amount of coffee drinking for preventing liver cancer.

Dr. Sarah Jarvis, medical adviser to the British Drinking Concern Organization, recommends: If you want to reduce the risk of liver cancer caused by drinking, women should only drink a maximum of one 175 ml glass of wine with an alcohol content of 13% per day; men should only drink a maximum of one 850 ml glass of beer with an alcohol content of 4%.

To prevent liver cancer, we must first treat hepatitis scientifically

Liver cancer is closely related to hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection. More than 50% to 80% of liver cancer is caused by persistent hepatitis B virus infection, and 25% is caused by persistent hepatitis C virus infection. Among chronic hepatitis B patients in my country, about 25% to 40% eventually develop severe cirrhosis or liver cancer after chronic development.

A study suggests that 86.2% of patients with primary liver cancer are infected with hepatitis B virus, and the risk of liver cancer for patients infected with hepatitis B virus is 13.52 times that of non-infected people; the infection rate of hepatitis C virus in patients with primary liver cancer is 11.73-19.7%, and the risk of liver cancer for patients infected with hepatitis C virus is about 6 times that of non-infected people; and the risk of liver cancer for patients with mixed infection of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus is 32.46 times that of non-infected people. It can be seen that patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C are very likely to develop liver cancer, and they must pay enough attention and receive regular treatment. In addition, no obvious correlation has been found between hepatitis A, E, and G and liver cancer.

To prevent liver cancer, hepatitis patients should pay attention to daily health care

Be careful when using drugs that damage the liver. Some drugs that are directly metabolized by the kidneys are fine, but you need to be more careful about drugs that need to be metabolized by the liver, especially don't blindly take some drugs that improve immunity.

Drink less or no alcohol. Do not drink any alcoholic beverages. After drinking, more than 90% of the alcohol (ethanol) is metabolized in the liver. The toxicity of ethanol can cause liver cells to degenerate and necrotize. In particular, some chronic hepatitis B virus carriers tend to indulge themselves in alcoholism because the clinical symptoms are not obvious, which increases the risk of liver malignancy. Eat a healthy diet and exercise more. Balanced nutrition, adequate sleep, moderate exercise, and an optimistic attitude are the key to preventing liver cancer in hepatitis patients. Avoid spicy food, otherwise it is easy to cause dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder, aggravating the condition; maintain adequate sleep to avoid mutations during cell division; do some physical activities appropriately to enhance the body's resistance. Please note that negative emotions such as depression and anger can damage the liver and cause cancer.