According to the latest report of the daily mail, upper respiratory and digestive tract cancers (UADT) such as oral cancer, laryngeal cancer and esophageal cancer kill 10000 Britons and 100000 Europeans every year. Drinking, smoking and unhealthy eating can double the risk of oral, laryngeal and esophageal cancer in young people, according to a new study. The patients include 66 year old famous film star Michael Douglas who is undergoing treatment for laryngeal cancer.
A new five-year study completed by the University of Aberdeen in the UK found that UADT cases are increasing among young people. The study, an EU funded research project, investigated 350 UADT cancer patients under the age of 50 and 400 patients without such cancer. www.
It was found that 90% of UADT patients were caused by smoking, alcoholism and lack of fruits and vegetables. Studies have confirmed that these risk factors are the main cause of cancer in the elderly. Gary Macfaflane, Professor of epidemiology at the new research leader, said the incidence rate of UADT cancer is increasing globally, while oral cancer cases are increasing most rapidly among adults under 50 years of age.
The study found that the number of cases of upper respiratory and digestive tract cancer in young men aged 40-49 has doubled in the past 20 years. Professor McFarlane pointed out that the new study found that smoking, alcoholism and insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables are still the biggest causes of cancer. The next study will specifically investigate whether drunkenness is an independent pathogenic factor of upper respiratory and digestive tract cancer.
