According to a new study, alcohol consumption can be linked to the risk of cancer.

Researchers warn that alcohol consumption contributed to four per cent of all new cancer cases globally last year, adding that therein lies an urgent need to educate the public.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;study, which was published in the journal The Lancet Oncology, estimates that in the year 2020 alone, there were over 6.3 million cases of mouth, pharynx, voice box larynx, oesophageal, colon, rectum, liver, and breast cancer. All of these cases were linked to alcohol consumption.

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Over three quarters i.e. 77 per cent of the cases were of male heavy drinkers. However, one in seven cases was linked to moderate consumption of around two drinks a day. Out of the estimated 741,300 cases, 23 per cent were women.&nbsp;

Using data from alcohol sales, production, taxation and consumption, researchers estimated the amount of alcohol that people consumed each day in various countries around the world. The data used was from the year 2010, after which ten years would have passed for the effect to be evident in possible cancer cases.

The&nbsp;study&nbsp;found that new alcohol-related cancer cases varied widely around the world; the highest numbers were observed in East Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, and the lowest in North Africa and Western Asia.&nbsp;

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Mongolia, China, Moldova, and Romania had the highest proportion of alcohol-related cases, while Kuwait, Libya, and Saudi Arabia had the lowest.&nbsp;

Among the most common cancers were those of the oesophagus (189,700 cases), liver (154,700 cases), and breast (98,300 cases).

The authors of this study point out that earlier studies show that alcohol consumption has been shown to damage DNA and affect hormone production, which can contribute to the development of cancer.&nbsp;

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Talking about the urgent need to raise awareness about the possible link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk, Harriet Rumgay, one of the authors,&nbsp;says that not only the public but the policymakers also need to be made aware.&nbsp;

Various policies, such as limiting alcohol availability, health warning labels, taxation, and marketing bans, could lower the incidence of alcohol-driven cancer, according to Rumgay, who insists that policies must be tailored to specific regions.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

According to a new study, alcohol consumption can be linked to the risk of cancer. Researchers warn that alcohol consumption contributed to four per cent of all new cancer cases globally last year, adding that therein lies an urgent need to educate the public.

According to a new study, alcohol consumption can be linked to the risk of cancer. Researchers warn that alcohol consumption contributed to four per cent of all new cancer cases globally last year, adding that therein lies an urgent need to educate the public. The study, which was published in the journal The Lancet Oncology, estimates that in the year 2020 alone, there were over 6.3 million cases of mouth, pharynx, voice box larynx, oesophageal, colon, rectum, liver, and breast cancer. All of these cases were linked to alcohol consumption. Also read | Drinking coffee reduces risk of contracting coronavirus: Study Over three quarters i.e. 77 per cent of the cases were of male heavy drinkers. However, one in seven cases was linked to moderate consumption of around two drinks a day. Out of the estimated 741,300 cases, 23 per cent were women. Using data from alcohol sales, production, taxation and consumption, researchers estimated the amount of alcohol that people consumed each day in various countries around the world. The data used was from the year 2010, after which ten years would have passed for the effect to be evident in possible cancer cases. The study found that new alcohol-related cancer cases varied widely around the world; the highest numbers were observed in East Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, and the lowest in North Africa and Western Asia. Also read | Study claiming smokers less vulnerable to COVID-19 retracted as authors linked to tobacco industry Mongolia, China, Moldova, and Romania had the highest proportion of alcohol-related cases, while Kuwait, Libya, and Saudi Arabia had the lowest. Among the most common cancers were those of the oesophagus (189,700 cases), liver (154,700 cases), and breast (98,300 cases). The authors of this study point out that earlier studies show that alcohol consumption has been shown to damage DNA and affect hormone production, which can contribute to the development of cancer. Also read | Plants help reduce toxic mercury from environment, says study Talking about the urgent need to raise awareness about the possible link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk, Harriet Rumgay, one of the authors, says that not only the public but the policymakers also need to be made aware. Various policies, such as limiting alcohol availability, health warning labels, taxation, and marketing bans, could lower the incidence of alcohol-driven cancer, according to Rumgay, who insists that policies must be tailored to specific regions. (With inputs from agencies)

Study suggests possible link between alcohol consumption and cancer

The coelacanth – a giant, mysterious fish from the time of the dinosaurs&nbsp;can live for 100 years, according to the findings of a recent study.

Nicknamed “living fossil”, the coelacanth is a slow-moving fish&nbsp;which can grow to be the size of a human although the rate of growth is at a very slow pace.

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The study by French scientists has made some strange discoveries. While earlier the scientists believed that the fish can only survive for up to 20 years, it was discovered that the average lifespan of this fish is 100 years.

They also discovered that pregnancy in this fish lasts for approximately five years and that while the females of the species don’t reach sexual maturity until their late 50s, male coelacanths achieve sexual maturity at the age of 40 to 69 years old.

The average lifespan was deduced by applying a standard technique for dating commercial fish. The findings of the French scientists’ study have been published in the journal Current Biology.

The species is&nbsp;so endangered&nbsp;that scientists can only study specimens already caught and dead.

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The technique used to calculate the fish age involves lines that are present on a very specific scale on the coelacanth’s body. Earlier scientists were calculating fish ages by counting the big lines on this scale. But the French scientists involved in this study discovered that they’ve been missing smaller lines, which were only visible under polarised light.

Bruno Ernande, co-author of the study, said that inspection under polarised light revealed that there were five smaller lines for every big one. Using this information, the researchers concluded that the smaller lines correspond better with a year of coelacanth age, which then led them to ascertain that the age of their oldest specimen was 84 years old.

The scientists also used this technique to study two embryos. They calculated that the largest one was five years old and the youngest nine years old. Based on this, they calculated that pregnancy lasts at least five years in coelacanths.

According to Harold Walker of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California, a five-year gestation is “very strange” for fish or any animal. He was not part of the research.

According to Ernande, even though coelacanths are not genetically related to deep-sea creatures such as sharks and rays, the species’ share similar slow aging. &nbsp;Similar to the ‘living fossil’, sharks can also live to be hundreds of years old.

He added that, “They might have evolved similar life histories because they are sharing similar type habitats,”.

The coelacanth – a giant, mysterious fish from the time of the dinosaurs can live for 100 years, according to the findings of a recent study. Nicknamed “living fossil”, the coelacanth is a slow-moving fish which can grow to be the size of a human although the rate of growth is at a very slow pace.

The coelacanth – a giant, mysterious fish from the time of the dinosaurs can live for 100 years, according to the findings of a recent study. Nicknamed “living fossil”, the coelacanth is a slow-moving fish which can grow to be the size of a human although the rate of growth is at a very slow pace. Also read | Do rhinos scare you? Well, this one was taller than a giraffe The study by French scientists has made some strange discoveries. While earlier the scientists believed that the fish can only survive for up to 20 years, it was discovered that the average lifespan of this fish is 100 years. They also discovered that pregnancy in this fish lasts for approximately five years and that while the females of the species don’t reach sexual maturity until their late 50s, male coelacanths achieve sexual maturity at the age of 40 to 69 years old. The average lifespan was deduced by applying a standard technique for dating commercial fish. The findings of the French scientists’ study have been published in the journal Current Biology. The species is so endangered that scientists can only study specimens already caught and dead. Also read | Watch: Wild bear shot dead by hunters in Japan, ahead of Tokyo Olympics The technique used to calculate the fish age involves lines that are present on a very specific scale on the coelacanth’s body. Earlier scientists were calculating fish ages by counting the big lines on this scale. But the French scientists involved in this study discovered that they’ve been missing smaller lines, which were only visible under polarised light. Bruno Ernande, co-author of the study, said that inspection under polarised light revealed that there were five smaller lines for every big one. Using this information, the researchers concluded that the smaller lines correspond better with a year of coelacanth age, which then led them to ascertain that the age of their oldest specimen was 84 years old. The scientists also used this technique to study two embryos. They calculated that the largest one was five years old and the youngest nine years old. Based on this, they calculated that pregnancy lasts at least five years in coelacanths. According to Harold Walker of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California, a five-year gestation is “very strange” for fish or any animal. He was not part of the research. According to Ernande, even though coelacanths are not genetically related to deep-sea creatures such as sharks and rays, the species’ share similar slow aging. Similar to the ‘living fossil’, sharks can also live to be hundreds of years old. He added that, “They might have evolved similar life histories because they are sharing similar type habitats,”.

Study finds Coelacanth, a human-sized Dinosaur era fish can live for 100 years

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