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R R Watson1

  • 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.

Progress in Food & Nutrition Science
|January 1, 1988
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Alcohol abuse is linked to increased cancer risk, immunosuppression, and nutrient deficiencies. These factors may worsen outcomes for alcohol abusers, but direct cause-and-effect relationships require further study.

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Nutritional Science
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Alcohol abuse is associated with significant physiological changes, including increased risks of cancer, immunosuppression, and nutritional deficiencies.
  • These conditions can interact, potentially enhancing cancer growth and survival in alcohol abusers.
  • Cirrhosis resulting from alcohol abuse is clearly linked to suppressed cellular immune functions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the relationship between alcohol abuse, nutritional deficiencies, immunosuppression, and cancer.
  • To understand how ethanol and its metabolites affect host defenses against pathogens and tumors.
  • To clarify the role of nutrient deficiencies in alcohol-associated health problems.

Main Methods:

  • Review and summarization of existing data on alcohol abuse, nutritional status, immune function, and cancer incidence.

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  • Analysis of associations between prolonged and severe ethanol consumption and the prevalence of deficiencies and diseases.
  • Consideration of animal studies to infer potential mechanisms in less severe alcohol abuse patterns.

    • Main Results:

    • Severe, prolonged ethanol consumption is frequently linked to one or more nutrient deficiencies, particularly when liver or pancreas damage is present.
    • Nutritional deficiencies are common in alcohol abusers and may significantly contribute to ethanol-associated problems, including immunosuppression.
    • Data suggest immunosuppression, potentially from nutritional deficiencies or direct ethanol effects, is a component of cancer in alcohol abusers.

    Conclusions:

    • Nutritional deficiencies and immunosuppression are common in severe, prolonged alcohol abusers and are associated with increased cancer risk.
    • While associations are clear, a direct cause-and-effect relationship between alcohol abuse, nutritional deficiencies, immunosuppression, and cancer has not been definitively proven.
    • Further research is needed to elucidate the precise mechanisms and causal links in alcohol-associated pathologies.