Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer
Filed in archive Wine News on October 2, 2007
I love to write about the health benefits of wine. Studies have shown that it might help reduce the risk of prostate cancer and heart disease. But, with the good also comes the bad. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it seems that alcohol - it doesn't matter if it's wine, whiskey, or beer - might contribute to the risk of breast cancer.
From CancerConsultants.com:
Epidemiological studies have consistently shown an increase in the incidence of breast cancer in women who consume alcohol compared to those who do not. This effect has been difficult to determine because alcohol and tobacco consumption go hand in hand. However, most researchers agree that alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for the development of breast cancer and smoking plays little if any role. One study from the US suggests that 4% of all breast cancers are due to alcohol consumption. However, the quantitative relationship between alcohol consumption and breast cancer has been poorly documented. Another study found a 32% increase in the incidence of breast cancer in women who had an intake of 35-44 g of alcohol per day compared to women who did not drink. One drink of alcohol is equivalent to 12g. This study suggested that the relative risk of breast cancer increased by 7.1% for each additional 10 g of alcohol consumption per day.
So what is one to do? Drink? Not drink? I think it all depends on your own personal level of risk, and also, of course, it comes down to one key word: moderation. Follow a healthy lifestyle, exercise, and don't overdo anything - including how many glasses of wine you drink with dinner at night. After all, it seems that one week a study tells us that something is good for us, and a week later that same thing is bad for us. Will this study change how often you enjoy wine?
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Response from:
Stacy Nelson
(10/02/07 1:28am)
It really is quite confusing isn't it? However I think that one thing you hit on is the binding factor of all of the reports: the health advocates recommend one glass a day and the disease preventors use 3 glasses a day as bad. This leads me to believe that one to two glasses of wine is good for us and doesn't put us in the high risk category. I think I can live with that!
Response from:
Jeff Murrell
(10/02/07 5:03pm)
As a Ph.D. scientist and Napa Valley winemaker devoted to the cause of ending breast cancer, this issue hits very close to home. We have thoroughly researched the scientific literature and found the following results:
1) There is consistent scientific evidence that alcohol intake may increase the risk of breast cancer.
2) There is consistent scientific information from around the world indicating that adequate levels of folate (folic acid) may reduce the excess risk of breast cancer associated with alcohol consumption.
We are hopeful that future articles will enlighten people about folate’s ability to reduce the increased risk of breast cancer associated with alcohol consumption.
Please visit our site for more information
http://www.americanrootswinery.com/main/wine-and-breast-cancer-c50.htm
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Sincerely,
Dr. Jeff Murrell
American Roots Winery
1) There is consistent scientific evidence that alcohol intake may increase the risk of breast cancer.
2) There is consistent scientific information from around the world indicating that adequate levels of folate (folic acid) may reduce the excess risk of breast cancer associated with alcohol consumption.
We are hopeful that future articles will enlighten people about folate’s ability to reduce the increased risk of breast cancer associated with alcohol consumption.
Please visit our site for more information
http://www.americanrootswinery.com/main/wine-and-breast-cancer-c50.htm
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Sincerely,
Dr. Jeff Murrell
American Roots Winery
Response from:
Phillipe Farneti
(10/08/07 5:45am)
Holy crap red gives you breast cancer any of bullshit the medical cummuntiy wants to use to scare poor people who can afford their fucking drugs?!
Response from:
Phillipe Farneti
(10/08/07 5:47am)
Cute mister dr md, person, but my WHOLE family is french and all drink good red wine and NONE have EVER had breast cancer so either this is bullshit or your in on the take.
Response from:
Phillipe Farneti
(10/08/07 5:54am)
That's great now we are going to be lead around by the nose by, EXPERTS we have never heard of. I am waiting to see what the new drugs comming out and for the fear tactics to use red wine against the public when are we going to be told that grape juice gives brain tumers, since grape juice is supposed to help with heart problems too. Well why do I never hear about a cure and only more drugs that can kill you at the same time as then stop a few symtoms. Nothing natural is ever advocated because the FDA will always say that it can cure or prevent any disease, but then neither can all those pill we pop we still die from them and don't cure a fucking thing. SO all this money you spent on going to school and "HELP" people is really quite a waste. Everybody knows that somewhere out there in a remote jail is a guy that actually cured cancer, but since and AMA and FDA and big Pharma never want to let you know about those things you will never know and you will keep being sick and going into debt cancer will ALWAYS kill people there will NEVER be a cure, tens of billions of dollars have been "invested" to find a "cure" and do you see anything that looks even like a cure, well do you!? Take a good long hard look at how many assiotions there are our there and tell me how many of them would really profit from a cure? We wouldn't need them anymore because afterall we have cure right, they would make no money and their jobs wouldn't be needed anymore and unemployment would skyrocket. SO, no ladies and gentalment there will NEVER BE A FUCKING CURE, for ANYTHING.
Response from:
D. R.
(10/09/07 2:35am)
I feel the publication of this study or studies is yet another way to blame women for their health problems. I do not know a single breast cancer survivor (in my family or otherwise) who drank alcohol. This story detracts from the real issue that breast cancer is still alive and well in this country and lack of education on the issue and access to resources for high risk groups continues to be a problem.
Response from:
Carol
(10/09/07 6:36am)
Question: what do studies of breast cancer in French women show in regard to their use of wine consumption? I would like to see the results of studies made here in the US, along with studies of women from other cultures where wine is consumed as a matter of daily habit.
Response from:
Carol
(10/09/07 7:07am)
Well, first of all, the study is not *blaming* wine for breast cancer. It links alcohol and breast cancer, and studies going back even to 2002 say the same thing. The evidence just seems to keep stacking up. I'm looking for research on French women, in particular, but in the meantime I found a study on Swedish women: http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20040317/Wine-Fat-Intake-Breas
t-Cancer
So American women are not being singled out.
As upsetting as it is to hear this, especially for wine lovers, I don't think it's fair to assume it's all a grand conspiracy.
t-Cancer
So American women are not being singled out.
As upsetting as it is to hear this, especially for wine lovers, I don't think it's fair to assume it's all a grand conspiracy.
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