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?

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    Technically yes, but 3-4 drinks per year is such a small amount it’s going to make a negligible difference.

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      2 years ago

      Yep, it’s like saying that drinking communion wine at church is a risky amount of alcohol.

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        Yeah, when everyone knows it’s really religion that’s cancerous.

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        this is basically not understanding what “risk” means. if you have a 1% risk of developing cancer, and by doing something (ie drinking) you double relatively-wise that risk, it’s still only 2% of risk. would you stop drinking and enjoying alcohol and living a happier life for a mere 1%?

        all the numbers I’m using are totally random, but it shows that saying “it increases the risk” although technically correct doesn’t mean shit and it’s just fearmongering and a basic inability of understanding information.

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