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Does alcohol increase the risk of liver cancer? For this question, we got affirmative answers from some experts and professors at the Medical Academic Medical Center of the University of Southern California. Excessive drinking can cause liver cancer, which is a fact that has been established. If diagnosed early, patients have more treatment options, so screening is the key.
So, what are the causes of liver cancer? In most cases, liver cancer is caused by cirrhosis, which is caused by inflammation and scarring of liver cells. There are three main causes of cirrhosis: hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses; non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which is caused by fatty liver and whose risk factors include obesity, gastric bypass surgery, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes — with some NASH patients directly developing liver cancer without cirrhosis; and alcoholic liver disease. Overweight individuals and heavy drinkers also face double risks.
Most occasional social drinkers will not contract alcoholic cirrhosis. A reliable way to protect yourself from alcoholic liver disease is to avoid drinking altogether. People who drink a lot of alcohol have a greater risk of liver cancer and should therefore be screened. The screening process is simple and non-invasive — a doctor will perform an ultrasound examination of the liver to detect cysts, obstructions or infections, and to check for cancer. If an abnormality is found on the ultrasound, the doctor will determine if additional tests are needed, such as CT scans, MRI, or alpha-fetal protein tests, which can identify the tumor.
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