Alcohol
are damaged by alcohol or drugs. Continued use of alcohol will cause additional scarring
and serious health problems. Some people are more culnerable than others to this
disease, which occurs in 10% to 15% of prople who consume large amounts of alcohol
over a long period of time.
CANCER
UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT
The strongest link with alcohol involves cancers of the upper digestive tract,
including:
-esophagus
-mouth
-pharynx
-larynx.
An estimated 75% of esophageal cancers in the United States are attributable to chronic,
exessive alcohol comsumption. Nearly 50% of cancers of the mounth, pharynx and
larynx are associated with heavy drinking. People who drink large amounts of alcohol
over time have an increased rick of these cancers, compared with abstainers. If they
drink and smoke, the risk is even higher.
BREAST CANCER
They say that woman's risk of developing breast cancer increases with alcohol
consumtion, as well as age