According to a new study, regular alcohol consumption may raise the long-term risk of various types of cancers.
The correlation between alcohol consumption and cancers suggests that moderate drinking can, in some cases, raise the risks of certain types of cancer, such as mouth and esophageal cancers. The risk of breast cancer increases with a mere three drinks per week, the U.K.’s Million Women Study shows.
“The clear message of the various studies is that alcohol consumption must be closely monitored,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “While the risks of alcohol consumption are cumulative, and naturally not everyone who consumes alcohol will get cancer, we must not ignore studies such as these.”
The risks for the majority of cancers rise after three drinks per day in men and two drinks daily in women. Researchers are currently attempting to determine the correlation between alcohol consumption and cancer so that they can more accurately pinpoint why cancer risk is increased. Current theories range from an increase in estrogen production as alcohol consumption is increased.
While moderate alcohol consumption doesn’t necessarily lead to alcoholism, some who moderately drink may, indeed, be at an increased risk for alcohol abuse. If you or a loved one suspects that alcohol abuse or any type of substance abuse is taking a hold in the life of someone you love, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center can assist you in helping them begin the journey to recovery and living a life of sobriety.
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is a modern drug rehab facility that is skilled in serving a variety of clients with various addictions and in varying stages of addiction. The caring, compassionate team is made up of licensed and certified social workers and counselors who have extensive experience and specialty in the addiction treatment field. In addition, the staff includes a Nurse Practitioner, as well as a Registered Nurse, both of whom also have specializations and experience within the field of addiction treatment and alcohol rehab.
Mountainside also provides services for those individuals who come to them with dual diagnoses and require the services of a Psychiatrist to help conquer the unique challenges that dual diagnosis brings.
For the past 13 years, Mountainside has established itself as an innovator within the addiction treatment field, and the treatment modalities Mountainside utilizes are regarded as among the most cutting-edge approaches in helping individuals to get, and to remain, sober. As a result of their unique, innovative approaches to addiction treatment, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, have earned national recognition and resulted in Mountainside being invited to Washington by the White House to meet with the White House Drug Czar, John P. Walters, for an in-depth meeting on what makes its program so successful. These accolades did not go unnoticed within the addiction treatment field and resulted in the adoption by many throughout the country of a more holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.
If you or someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, or if you have any questions, please contact Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center for a confidential inquiry at 800-762-5433.
