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Alcohol Use
Iron-associated oxidative stress from alcohol consumption promotes cancer
October 25th, 2005
Iron-associated oxidative stress from alcohol consumption promotes the increased occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. According to recent research published in the journal Alcohol, "Oxidative stress is recognized to play an important role in the initiation and promotion events of carcinogenesis. Alcoholic liver disease is associated with significant oxidative stress as well as the hepatic accumulation of iron, a transition element also documented to initiate oxidative stress." "The combined prooxidant potential of ethanol and iron is at least additive and possibly synergistic with respect to inducing hepatocellular oxidative stress and...
Source: cancer weekly (2005-10-25)
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