I’ve been drinking for 7 years. Typicall I’ve only drank 3-4 drinks a year. If I stop drinking now, would that help decrease chances of cancer? If it does will it take a long time?

  • MelastSB@sh.itjust.works
    258·
    1 year ago

    If you’ve been drinking 3-4 drinks a year for 7 years, you’d almost decrease your chances of cancer by drinking more lol

    • someguy3
      192·
      1 year ago

      If you are referring to the J curve (that the lowest point is those who drink a little), it’s usually explained that those who don’t drink at all usually do so because of poor health.

      • DragonAce@lemmy.world
        9·
        1 year ago

        I don’t drink because alcohol gives me bad heartburn and a headache long before I get drunk. Guess that does sorta count as being in poor health.

        • Little1Lost@feddit.de
          41·
          1 year ago

          i dont drink because i mistook mine and my mothers bottle and in hers where beer. Still traumatised how disguisting it tasted

        • dingus@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 year ago

          I hardly ever even drank a drop until I “discovered” alcohol at 26. Enjoyed it on and off for a few years and now only at 29, drinking gives me an instant headache and makes me feel like shit before I’m even drunk. I don’t get what happened, but it’s like any amount of drinking instantly gives me a mild hangover.