Monday, December 27, 2010

Drinkers’ Red Face May Signal Cancer Risk

More on "the Asian flush" and its link to throat cancer from the New York Times.

An ALDH2-deficient person who has two beers a day has 6 to 10 times the risk of developing esophageal cancer as a person not deficient in the enzyme.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/health/24blush.
html?_r=2&ref=science

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