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London: British
researchers have found the men quite fond of smoking actually go
on to pass damaged DNA to their children as fathers while raising
risk of cancer among them.
Researchers at the University of Bradford found in their study
that smoking harms the father's DNA, and these damaged genes can
be inherited by his children. This raises the risk of youngsters
developing childhood cancers, particularly leukaemia, Daily Mail
reported.
Because a fertile sperm cell takes three months to fully develop,
fathers should kick the habit 12 weeks ahead of conceiving to
avoid the risk, said Diana Anderson of the university of Bradford.
"Smoking by fathers at the time around conception can lead to
genetic changes in their children. These changes may raise the
risk of developing cancer," she added.
Meanwhile, scientists at the University of Glasgow have found that
the men drinking lots of tea are far more likely to develop
prostate cancer. They found that those who drank seven or more
cups a day had a 50 percent higher risk of contracting the disease
than men who had three or fewer cups.
The warning comes after researchers tracked the health of over
6,000 men for over four decades.
The latest findings contradict a previous research, which
suggested that drinking tea lowers the risk of cancer, as well as
heart disease, diabetes and Parkinson's disease.
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