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U.S. Surgeon General Issues New Advisory on Link Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk
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- unsupp0rted 2y agoWhat about alcohol-based mouthwash?
- jasonthorsness 2y agoCan’t find it at Costco any more
- wkat4242 2y agoListerine is still sold a lot in Europe. I always wash my mouth with water after using it to minimise this risk.
- aaron695 2y agoAt first I thought this was a dumb question, but it's actually quite interesting. Why not alcohol based hand sanitiser or working with methylated spirits. I find it unlikely alcohol causes significant cancers from skin contact compared to running it through the body. At minimum answering that question would help understand the risks. [Edit] interesting claim - "Alcohol may cause changes to cells in the mouth and throat that make it easier to absorb the cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke"
- allears 2y agoEvidence suggests that cancer was a lot less prevalent before the modern era, yet people have consumed alcohol for thousands of years. In fact, a number of non-human mammals are known to consume alcohol, apparently for recreational reasons. I understand the impulse to eliminate all possible risks from your life, but this risk seems pretty low compared to many that we take on without a second thought. Freeway driving, processed foods, UV exposure, tobacco, a sedentary lifestyle -- it seems to me that these are a lot more dangerous than moderate alcohol use. I also have heard that a number of public health agencies have recently been "infiltrated" by members of a group that is vociferously anti-alcohol. It may be no accident that the perils of the demon rum have been in the news lately.