About three percent of all cancers develop under the influence of alcohol, scientists say.. Skin cancer is no exception. The fact is that in the human body, alcohol turns into acetaldehyde, an extremely toxic compound that damages the liver, kidneys, blood vessels, causes mutations in DNA.

Specialists from Brown University conducted a study with the participation of more than 200 thousand people. Observation of a group of people lasted 18 years. During this period of time, volunteers reported alcohol consumption. It turned out that excessive love of alcohol increases the risk of skin cancer by 14%.

Melanoma is one of the most malignant tumors.. Interestingly, even white wine affects the risk of cancer. That is why experts advise to be careful when drinking alcohol..

White wine contains a lot of acetaldehydes, more than in strong alcohol. There is a lot of acetaldehyde in red wine, however, red wine antioxidants neutralize the damaging effect of acetaldehyde, writes Deccan Chronicle.

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