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September 27, 2007
Alcohol Intake Triggers Breast Cancer
Topics: Life Issues
In one of the largest individual studies of the effects of alcohol on the risk of breast cancer shows that regardless of the type of alcohol , be it wine, beer or hard liquor, alcohol itself (ethyl alcohol) and the quantity consumed increases breast cancer risk. And according to Kaiser Permanente researchers Yan Li, MD, PhD and Arthur Klatsky, MD, the increased breast cancer risk from drinking three or more alcoholic drinks a day is similar to the increased breast cancer risk from smoking a packet of cigarettes or more a day:
Li, a Kaiser Permanente oncologist, Klatsky, an investigator with the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA and their Kaiser Permanente colleagues studied the drinking habits of 70,033 multi-ethnic women who had supplied information during health examinations between 1978-1985. By 2004, 2,829 of these women were diagnosed with breast cancer.More at Science Daily ...In one analysis, researchers compared the role of total alcohol intake among women who favored one type of drink over another with women who had no clear preference. In another analysis, researchers looked at the possible independent role of frequency of drinking each beverage type. Finally, they examined the role of total alcohol intake, comparing it with women who drank less than one alcoholic drink a day.
The study found there was no difference between wine, beer or spirits in the risk of developing breast cancer. Even when wine was divided into red and white, there was no difference. However, when researchers looked at the relationship between breast cancer risk and total alcohol intake, they found that women who drank between one and two alcoholic drinks per day increased their risk of breast cancer by 10 percent compared with light drinkers who drank less than one drink a day. The risk of breast cancer increased by 30 percent in women who drank more than three drinks a day.
Related: The results of the Kaiser Permanente study confirms what has previously been reported. For example, in April of this year a Danish study suggested that the more alcohol a woman consumes per week, the higher her chances of developing breast cancer.
Cross posted from New Hope Blog
Posted by Richard at September 27, 2007 8:03 PM
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