chrischryseIf I stop drinking does that decrease risk of cancer?
KuchiKopi3-4 drinks per year won’t affect your cancer risk. Unless you’ve been drinking radium or something.
DmianThat’s completely wrong. There’s no safe level of alcohol intake: who.int/…/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumpt…
Technically yes, but 3-4 drinks per year is such a small amount it’s going to make a negligible difference.
OP asked: “will it decrease the risk?”
And the answer is: “yes”.
Now, we can talk all the “but” you want, but that’s what the studies say.
Mattethis is basically not understanding what “risk” means. if you have a 1% risk of developing cancer, and by doing something (ie drinking) you double relatively-wise that risk, it’s still only 2% of risk. would you stop drinking and enjoying alcohol and living a happier life for a mere 1%?
all the numbers I’m using are totally random, but it shows that saying “it increases the risk” although technically correct doesn’t mean shit and it’s just fearmongering and a basic inability of understanding information.
I understand what risk is.
But I also understand that we’re all different, and our bodies and genetics are different, and what can be harmless for you (let’s say, chocolate), may be harmful for me…
So, I’ll go with what the World Health Organization recommends, and it’s to not drink alcohol.