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Alcohol causes cancer: report

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Alcohol consumption caused more than 700,000 new cancer
cases and around 366,000 cancer deaths in 2012, mainly in
rich countries, according to data reported Wednesday to the
World Cancer Congress in Paris.

Comparing the cancer risk of people who drink, to that of
people who do not, researchers calculated that alcohol was
responsible for an estimated five percent of all new cancer
cases, and 4.5 percent of deaths per year.

“A large part of the population is unaware that cancer can be
caused by alcohol,” study co-author Kevin Shield of the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), told AFP of the preliminary report, not yet published.

Alcohol was most strongly linked to new breast cancer
diagnoses — more than one in four of all alcohol-attributable
cancer cases, the researchers found, followed by colorectal
cancer at 23 percent.

For breast cancer, particularly, it was clear that “the risk
increases with the dose” of alcohol, said Shield.

Measuring alcohol’s contribution to cancer deaths, the
researchers found it was most strongly linked to oesophagus
cancer fatalities, followed by colorectal cancer.

The IARC, the cancer agency of the World Health
Organization (WHO), lists alcohol as a “group 1 carcinogen”,
which means it is considered cancer-causing, though Shield
said the mechanism was “not exactly known”.

Globally, the burden was highest in north America, Australia
and Europe, particularly eastern Europe, but this was slowly
changing as people in developing nations start imbibing
more, the researchers said.

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Early morning sex is good to health, says Professor of Biochemist

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Prof. Musa Yakubu of University of Ilorin has said that

having sex in the early morning lowers blood pressure and

reduces risks of heart attack.

Yakubu of the Department of Biochemistry made the

assertion in a paper, “Knocking Down the Barriers to Four

O’Clock Activities and Reproductive Inadequacies”,

presented at the 163rd Inaugural lecture of the university

on Friday.

He said that having sex, three to four times a week, was good for love life.

“Research has shown that sex boosts immune system by

stimulating the body’s first line of defence and production

of immunoglobulin A (IgA), against cold and fever,” he

said.

immunoglobulin A is one of the most common antibodies

in the body system.

Antibodies are proteins made by the immune system to

fight bacteria, viruses, and toxins.

Yakubu said that sex also regulates menstruation in

women by influencing the levels of lutenizing hormones

that controls menstrual period and promote better sleep.

According to him, the act of sexual intercourse also release

the feel-good chemical, known as oxytocin, which

enhances closeness with one’s partner and makes people

feel happier for a longer period of time.

“Lovemaking of about 20 minutes reduces 150 calories,”

he said.

The professor of Biochemistry postulated that sex is the

most powerful creative force given to human by God for

pleasure and deep companionship.

Yakubu, however, noted that any marriage in which the

man or woman could not enjoy sex or satisfy their partner in bed was a dead marriage.

He said that lack of sexual satisfaction had led to the

collapse of many marriages in Nigeria, and urged couples

to seek for solutions to the problem.

“Sexual and reproductive dysfunctions are common

among men and women in Nigeria, which necessitates

regular screening and check-ups,” he said.

He also said that traditional medicines had been

authenticated to cure sexual dysfunctions.

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