Does blushing after drinking alcohol easily lead to liver cancer? Tips for preventing liver cancer

Liver cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in my country, and is common in middle-aged men. Because of its high malignancy and rapid progression, patients generally do not feel any discomfort in the early stages, and once symptoms appear, they are often 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 it easier to get liver cancer?

Does blushing after drinking increase the risk of liver cancer?

Studies have shown that alcohol metabolism in the human body is completed through acetaldehyde deoxygenase 2 (ALDH2). The function of ALDH2 in the human body is to oxidize acetaldehyde into acetic acid, which is not carcinogenic, 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 ALDH2 mutates, the enzyme will lose its activity, resulting in a more than 6-fold increase in the acetaldehyde concentration in the blood after drinking. Long-term alcoholism will accumulate acetaldehyde in the body, which may eventually lead to liver cancer. The results showed that among those with enzyme deficiency, those who drink more than 3 kilograms of alcohol per month have a 3.51-fold risk of liver cancer than normal gene carriers and non-drinkers; as the total amount of alcohol consumed by the former increases throughout their lives, their risk of liver cancer shows 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.

It is understood 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 minimize alcohol intake to prevent the occurrence of liver cancer.

In addition, we can also prevent the occurrence of liver cancer in the following ways, liver cancer prevention tips:

1. Prevent hepatitis: Using hepatitis vaccines to prevent hepatitis and thus liver cancer has become one of the most promising ways to prevent liver cancer, but it is estimated that it will take decades to see results. It has been proven that hepatitis B vaccines are effective in preventing hepatitis. However, from a comprehensive perspective, prevention of HCV and HDV still needs to be considered. In addition to injecting hepatitis B vaccines, prevention of viral hepatitis also requires attention to the control of other transmission routes, such as diet, surgery, blood transfusion, injection, acupuncture and hairdressing.

2. Grain mold prevention: Mainly for corn and peanuts that are easily contaminated by AFB1. Moisture-proof storage is carried out during grain harvesting, threshing, transportation, drying, storage, etc. Grain that has been obviously moldy cannot be eaten; grain that is extremely mildly moldy is carefully selected, cleaned, and treated with drugs. In high-incidence areas, it is recommended to change the dietary structure and reduce the proportion of corn in the staple food.

3. Improve drinking water: In rural areas with high incidence, adopt a variety of measures in conjunction with the patriotic health campaign to improve the drinking water environment. Change from drinking ditch and pond water to drinking well water, deep well water, and rainwater, or build small water plants. Cities should use unpolluted water sources as the source of tap water and prevent environmental pollution.

4. Appropriate selenium supplementation: For people with low selenium level, use selenium-rich yeast, selenium polysaccharides, and selenium-rich salts to supplement selenium and increase blood selenium levels.

That’s all for today’s introduction. I hope this can answer your questions. It should be noted that liver cancer is extremely harmful, so once abnormal symptoms are found, timely treatment must be sought.