Gastric Cancer
Data on Gastric Cancer Described by Researchers at University of Helsinki
Published in Disease Risk Factor Week, May 22nd, 2011
2011 MAY 22 -- Researchers detail in 'Acetaldehyde and gastric cancer,' new data in Gastric Cancer. "Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) gene polymorphisms associating with enhanced acetaldehyde exposure and markedly increased cancer risk in alcohol drinkers provide undisputable evidence for acetaldehyde being a local carcinogen not only in esophageal but also in gastric cancer. Accordingly, acetaldehyde associated with alcoholic beverages has recently been classified as a Group 1 carcinogen to humans," investigators in Helsinki, Finland report.
"Microbes are responsible for the bulk of acetaldehyde production from ethanol both in...
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