Awareness activites and Health Check Up Camp on World Cancer Day by Dr. Anand Kumar.
Alcoholic cirrhosis-
• Safe limits of alcohol are 200 g and 140 g of alcohol per week in males and females, respectively.
• 10 g of alcohol equals 30 mL of whisky, 100 mL of wine and 250 mL of beer.
• Occurrence of cirrhosis six times when alcohol intake is double the safety limit.
• Ingestion of 180 g of alcohol/day for 25 years increases the risk of developing cirrhosis 25 times.
• Hepatitis C infection is an important contributor for progression to cirrhosis.