CANCER TUMOUR GROWTH ALCOHOL INTAKE USA STUDY
April 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
IN a study that will dismay tipplers comforted by science reports claiming a little regular alcohol is good for you, a University of Mississippi study has concluded moderate intakes can actually stimulate cancer tumour growth.
The research showed when 2-4 drinks per day are consumed alcohol infiltrates cells charged with eliminating what is essentially a toxin. To break down the alcohol, a difficult task, the cells must increase metabolic activity, depleted them of oxygen.
This condition, known as hypoxia, indirectly induces production of ...
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