Liver Cancer, Benzene, and Angiosarcoma
Liver cancer is characterized by malignant hepatic tumors or growths on or in the liver. The malignant hepatic tumors may be found by medical imaging, or may be found in patients as an abdominal mass, abdominal pain, jaundice, hepatomegaly, abdominal pain, jaundice, or some other liver disease or dysfunction. One cause of angiosarcoma or liver cancer is from exposure to the chemical benzene which generally occurs in the workplace or on the job.
Research from a British university suggests a common preservative sodium benzoate found in drinks such as Fanta and Pepsi Max has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA which can eventually lead to cirrhosis of the liver and degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's. This could affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide who consume carbonated sugar drinks and adds to controversy about food additives linked to hyperactivity in children.
The liver cancer health concerns center on the safety of sodium benzoate which is a preservative that has been used for many years by carbonated drinks industry. Sodium benzoate is made from benzoic acid which occurs naturally in some berries but is used in large amounts to prevent mold in popular soft drinks such as Sprite, Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper, and many others.
Some pickles, sauces, and other foods may contain sodium benzoate which has already been the subject of wide concern about liver cancer from the fact that when mixed with the additive vitamin C in some soft drinks, it can create benzene, a very carcinogenic substance.
