On World Cancer Day, we acknowledge the significant impact of cancer, affecting over 40,000 individuals in Ireland annually. At Blackrock Health, we’re dedicated to providing advanced and compassionate cancer care.
We understand the importance of early detection and prevention.
Some key risk reduction strategies most of us can engage with include;
• maintaining a healthy weight,
• avoiding tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption, protecting skin from sun damage, and
• undergoing recommended screenings.
Blackrock Health is investing and resourcing across cancer care to collaboratively improve cancer survival rates and quality of life.
On World Cancer Day, we acknowledge the significant impact of cancer, affecting over 40,000 individuals in Ireland annually. At Blackrock Health, we’re dedicated to providing advanced and compassionate cancer care.
We understand the importance of early detection and prevention.
Some key risk reduction strategies most of us can engage with include;
• maintaining a healthy weight,
• avoiding tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption, protecting skin from sun damage, and
• undergoing recommended screenings.
Blackrock Health is investing and resourcing across cancer care to collaboratively improve cancer survival rates and quality of life.
Even small amounts of alcohol—a single drink per day—has been linked to a higher risk of developing #AFib, a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm. https://bit.ly/2XRMkif#HarvardHealth
Up to 85% of people in the U.S. experience back pain in their lifetime. And 28% of people with chronic pain turn to alcohol for relief. So, it can be helpful to understand possible connections between the two. There are many reasons you may experience back pain, and alcohol can… pic.twitter.com/BmRjRJpPgQ
Evidence suggests “one or fewer drinks per day” may elevate the risk for cancers.
January 6, 2025
The US Surgeon General has issued an advisory recommending updates to alcoholic beverage labels to include warnings about the risks of cancer.
The document, titled Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, addressed the “direct link” between alcohol consumption and an increased risk of cancer.
According to the advisory, alcohol is the “third leading preventable cause” of cancer in the US, following tobacco use and obesity.
It underscored that alcohol consumption contributed to cancers of the breast, colorectum, oesophagus, liver, mouth, throat, and voice box, regardless of the alcohol type.
Cancer risk increases with alcohol intake, and evidence suggests that even low levels—such as “one or fewer drinks per day” —can elevate the risk for breast, mouth, and throat cancers, according to a statement from the Surgeon General’s office.
Dr Murthy called for revising the Surgeon General’s health warning labels on alcohol-containing beverages to include information about cancer risks.
This advisory also emphasised the need to reevaluate recommended limits for alcohol consumption based on the latest research to account for cancer risks.
Dr Murthy said: “Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the US – greater than the 13,500 alcohol-associated traffic crash fatalities per year in the US – yet the majority of Americans are unaware of this risk.
“This advisory lays out steps we can all take to increase awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk and minimise harm.”
The release also urged public health professionals and community groups to emphasise alcohol consumption “as a leading modifiable cancer risk factor” and improve education efforts to raise public awareness.
The surgeon general advised people to consider the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk “when deciding whether to drink or how much to have”.
The action comes in response to a 2020 letter addressed to Dr Murthy by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, American Institute for Cancer Research, Consumer Federation of America, and US Alcohol Policy Alliance, urging an update to alcoholic beverage labels to include cancer warnings.
In May 2023, Ireland became the “first” country in the European Union to mandate health labelling on alcoholic drinks with the law anticipated to take effect from 22 May 2026.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) issued new guidance in 2023, warning that no level of alcohol consumption is risk-free and recommended a maximum of two drinks per week.
The relationship between alcohol consumption and menstrual cycle: a review of the literature:
Abstract
Alcohol use affects men and women differently, with women being more affected by the health effects of alcohol use (NIAAA, 2011). Yet, a dearth of information investigating the alcohol use in women exists (SAMSHA, 2011). In particular, one dispositional factor hypothesized to contribute to alcohol consumption in women is the menstrual cycle. However, only 13 empirical papers have considered the menstrual cycle as related to alcohol consumption in women. These studies fall out with somewhat mixed findings suggesting that the premenstrual week is associated with increased, decreased, or no change in alcohol consumption, likely due to methodological differences in menstrual cycle determination and measures of alcohol consumption. These methodological differences and possible other contributing factors are discussed here with recommendations for future research in this area. Understanding the contribution of the menstrual cycle to alcohol consumption is one step in addressing an important women’s health concern.
Keywords: Alcohol consumption, Menstrual cycle, Women, Women’s health
As with other hangover symptoms, the main remedy for diarrhea after drinking is patience. Your symptoms should clear up within 24 hours, depending on how much alcohol you consumed. While you wait, drink plenty of water to counter the dehydrating effects of alcohol. Bland foods can also help prevent further intestinal distress. If diarrhea is severe, an over-the-counter antidiarrheal medication may also help.
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