Throat Cancer Causes

I'm not a doctor but I work at a cancer center in San Francisco. This is what I've found out. The main cause of esophageal cancer is smokeing. Heavy drinking is also a factor. There was an observational study in India a couple of years back that said there was a corrolation between carbonated sodas and esophageal cancer. But like most observational studies it's hard to draw any real conclusions because there are so many other factors in play that can't be rulled out of the equasion. The prime example of this in the India study is that the increase in soda drinking corresponds to an increase in industrialization and $$. Industrialization leads to pollution which is a known factor in many cancers and $$ = health care causing an increase in diagnosis.

My good friend drank Perrier his entire life and got stomach cancer. The Dr's told him he had to stop drinking carbonated beverages.

Heavy drinkers are at risk for throat cancer, as well as esophageal varasies. Don't know about the carbonation part--but the combination of heavy drinking and smoking most likely helped mutate the cells that turned into cancer. However, the cause now is secondary--except if he doesn't want to stop!

S.

Smoking causes throat cancer (and mouth cancer, and lung cancer, and....you name it). Alcohol to excess, whether in beer, hard liquor or wine, causes liver cancer. Carbonation is the least or your friend's worries !!

W.,

I am sorry to hear about your friend's diagnosis. Its always hard to hear when someone close to you has cancer.
I know that smoking can cause cancer, but I have never heard anything about carbonation. Does the doctor know that he smokes?

Take care,

Molly

I had never heard of this before so I had to look it up. Here is what I found:

Researchers at Tata Memorial Hospital in India found a strong correlation between the rise in per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks in the past 20 years and the increasing rates of esophageal cancer in the United States. Consumption of carbonated soft drinks rose by more than 450 percent, from 10.8 gallons per per in 1946 to 49.2 gallons per year in 2000. At the same time, during the last 25 years, rates of esophageal cancer have increased more than 570 percent among American white males.

Never heard of that. What I have come to understand about the body, is that when you're immune system is weakened and you eat and drink a lot of acidic foods/drinks, you're body becomes more acidic. Toxins are introduced to your body in all kinds of ways, and they disrupt cellular communication and cell strength. As your body and its fluids become more acidic, cancer thrives. So, it makes sense in a way that being a smoker (toxins) and a heavy drinker (acid) that he is ripe for such an occurence.
It is all very correctable, however, through western practices as well as changes in diet and nutrition.
Good luck and I hope your friend finds wellness as a part of his life!

M. S

I know there is a huge correlation with what you eat and drink linked to health and disease. I have not seen much focused only on beer, however, there is a lot on the correlation in sodas and poor diets in general. I am giving a nutrition talk regarding the relationship between disease and nutrition this Monday. Let me know if you are interested in coming or having your friend come. It would be helpful for EVERYONE to have the information I will be providing. I also have a kids nutrition talk next week too.
I wish your friend luck.
Thanks,
Amy

Something just happened to a guy/street performer in Vegas that could be similiar to this. It was on the news last night. His name was, Danny Ganns. It was due to a medication he was taking that interacted with a blood disorder he had. I don't believe he knew he had the disorder...but he was taking a normal dose of the medication and he just died. Maybe your friend is having some sort of reaction to the carbination that is rare.

Hi W.... I am a nutritional consultant and I work with Cancer Support Nutrition.

Carbonation itself is not good for the throat or the stomach. It is very acidic and alters the pH of the body. Cancer breeds in an acidic environment and is a sugar feeder. Beer is "sugar" and acidic... a problem.

We all have cancer cells in the body and the immune system , when functioning in balance is equipped with "natural killer cells" that fight unhealthy cells. When the immune system is stress and out of balance the unhealthy cells do not "die", find an acidic blood source in the body and multiply. There is a way to reverse the process and bring balance to the body.. allowing the foundation of the body to fight as it was created to do so.

I would encourage you ..and please foward to others you care about....www.sharethecause.com/live

This is a 9 minute documentary which will help you understand the issue of toxic body burden and health. I would be happy to assist if you want more info.. you can reach me via the comment section of the documentary.

Take care.. L. Medina

Hi W.,
I just googled throat cancer and carbonated beverages and found there is a link between that and throat cancer. I didn't cut and paste, because it's easy to check out a few sites. There is an even higher percentage of throat cancers if smoking and drinking are present.

I was definitely surprised by what I read, but it does make sense. I'm gonna have to rethink my daily Pepsi! Some of what I read said that it is easily treatable if caught in time. I wish your friend the best.

Carbonation has been linked to esophageal cancer.
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/soda-vs-aci...

The combination of the alcohol and smoking can greatly increase the risk of cancer.

Just a thought...I am guessing that your friend is not being totally honest with himself or with you. It is more likely that the smoking caused the cancer and the doctors have probably told him this. People who smoke don't want to quit so they won't admit that it has caused them any problems but it does. It happens all the time.

Concentrate on the treatment, not the cause! He needs to quit. I wish him well.

What I have heard, from a nutritionist friend, is that drinking any carbonated beverages, especially when we drink them with meals, interferes with the digestive system. I would presume that anything that interferes with digestion could be a factor in throat cancer. Acid reflux and other conditions seem to be more prevalent all the time, and I have to wonder how much our consumption of all 'empty' and 'junk' type foods has to do with those problems. Your friend's doctors might have been trying to convince your friend to stop drinking or they might have some actual evidence that the cause of his cancer is from his beer drinking. Either way, moderation in all things is a good idea for all of us to adopt.

AMEN GAIL!!! You just made me feel worried but told me everything I already thought. I also heard another Cancer causing problem from the old Surgeon General of the United States (forget his name but saw him at an Anthony Robbins Event) no longer can live in the United States because of his findings of Cancer. He mentions, Everybody has so many white blood cells in your body and foods and beverages that are acidic are fought off by the white blood cells. For instance, in a normal healthy body your white bloods cells keep your body at an alkaline Ph level. The White blood cells were created to keep your body neutral. However, when you drink things like Coffee its so acidic (evidence in your urine when you can smell it) the white blood cells must attack all the acids in your blood to fight to keep your body at the correct Ph level. Lemon on the other hand in water sounds acidic but it actually helps to alkalize your blood. In the Dr's findings he has found that keeping the blood at alkaline your body has the ability to let your white blood cells fight the already existing Cancers in your body. Apparently we all have them and all get them according to what we eat and if the white blood cells are availble to fight those instead of acids we can remain Cancer free.

This was the amazing thing I ever heard! I try to keep away from caffeine such as tea and coffee but now being a new mom I realize why everyone drinks it. This email reminded me to give it up again so I can live longer for my daughter.

Thanks!! Sorry W....I think you got more than you bargained for with your question but hopefully everyone educates themselves.

Take care!!! I hope your friend does and amazing job fighting his Cancer. I have seen studies that juicing fruits and veggies are EXTREMELY Beneficial.

I don't know about carbonation, but the combo of drinking and smoking is a well-known precipitator of mouth and throat cancers.

Smoking causes throat cancer. That's been well-known for many years. They even used to have anti-smoking commercials with throat cancer victims telling kids not to start, using those vibrating electric things throat cancer survivors use to substitute for the larynx they no longer have.

Hi W.,
I just googled it because it seemed odd to me and my brother drinks a lot of beer. This is what a site I found said, "In some cases the exact cause of cancer is not known. However, the primary cause of mouth and throat cancer is smoking. People who drink excess alcohol are also at risk and when mixed with tobacco use, their chance of developing cancer is much greater."
I kind of remember someone telling me this back in my early 20's when I smoked and drank a lot of beer. I never found out back then if it was true or not, I figured it was my friends way of trying to get me to quit smoking.
Best of luck and let us know what you find out.
C.