Comments on: Alcohol Causes Cancer

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:12:57 +0000

This is the first I heard that alcohol causes oral cancer. Massive studies have shown that alcohol causes liver cancer, etc. I think that it is important for everyone to know the effects of alcohol as cancer related to alcohol is one of the leading causes of death.

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:50:39 +0000

@CancerResearch Not sure I follow your statement…who said anything about providing arguments that alcohol causes cancer, that was merely a provocative headline hinging on the post.

By: CancerReaserch

CancerReaserch — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:44:30 +0000

This Doesnt Give You Any Arguments On Alcohol Causes Cancer =/

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:07:23 +0000

@Anne – indeed. But, while ethanol is not, per se, positive in the Ames tests for carcinogenicity and teratogenicity it is involved in the activation of various other compounds that are.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:12:14 +0000

but having all this said. Alcohol in itself and alone CANNOT cause cancer without having other variables

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:08:45 +0000

Peter, that sounds plausible, but have you got refs you could pass on I may follow up

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:53:26 +0000

For others, such as liver and breast cancers, alcohol is thought to play an indirect role by enhancing mechanisms that may cause cancer;
Cancer kills an estimated 526,000 Americans yearly, second only to heart disease :(

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:29:34 +0000

Yep, toxicity is always down to dose, some things become toxic/harmful at much lower doses than others.

By: Harsh N Rai

Harsh N Rai — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:53:03 +0000

All above I thought it is very much clear that excess of anything is bad

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:33:13 +0000

Thanks for the comment Sheila. I will post your story as a standalone case study post on Sciencebase next week and link to it from this thread when I do.If others wish to contact you directly of course that’s their prerogative.