A risk factor increases your chances of developing cancer.
Modifying the following risk factors may help reduce your risk
of esophageal cancer. Drink Alcohol in Moderation The single
most important way to reduce your risk of esophageal cancer is
to reduce alcohol intake to no more than two drinks a day.
Alcohol intake increases your risk by 10-25 times, depending
upon the strength of the drink. Combined with smoking, the risks
are multiplied. Moderate smoking, by itself, does not greatly
increase the risk of this particular disease, but it does
promote many other diseases including several other cancers.
Heavy smoking, particularly of “black tobacco” (term of interest
primarily to pipe smokers), at least doubles your risk. For more
information on quitting smoking, click here . Avoid Combining
Alcohol and Smoking The combined effect of heavy alcohol
consumption and black-tobacco smoke has been shown to multiply
the risk of esophageal cancer by 100 fold. Moderate alcohol
intake combined with moderate tobacco us