My father in law is a wine drinker, and has had acid reflux for years.... Dx'd this fall with esophageal cancer - the three precursors for esophageal cancer - alcohol consumption - (wine is a staple as he's italian and it is lifestyle - he's not a roaring drunk, he had likely half a litre to a litre daily over lunch and dinner and was perfectly sober) - (check!) a history of acid reflux (check!)- and often older black males - (he's older and male but not black) acid reflux depending on the length of time you've had it can definitely cause chronic irritation and cell change.

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