Reported Causes And Risk Factors Of Esophageal Cancer

Drinking Very Hot Liquids

Lifestyle habits such as drinking very hot liquids can increase an individual's risk of developing cancerous cell growth in the lining of their esophagus. When an individual consumes beverages over sixty-six degrees Celsius, they are likely to experience thermal injury to this lining. Inflammatory processes occur when the esophageal cells suffer a thermal injury on a chronic and consistent basis. Repeated inflammation of the esophageal mucosa promotes the development of reactive nitrogen species and nitrosamines. Also, cellular death from thermal injury also produces chemical byproducts in the affected area. All of these substances promote the growth activity of malignant tumors in the esophagus. In addition, the esophageal mucosa is responsible for standing as a barrier between the carcinogens or cancer-causing substances an individual consumes and the interior cells of the body. Repeated thermal injury and inflammation of the esophagus causes this barrier function of the esophageal mucosa to become severely impaired. This impairment leaves the cells of the esophagus extremely vulnerable to the effects of carcinogenic substances.

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