booze is good news for some breast cancers
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:19 pmAlthough drinking alcohol is a risk factor for 'hormone-positive' breast cancers, it is not for 'hormone-negative' breast cancers. Indeed, two studies now show that alcohol can actually help prevent 'triple-negative' breast cancer - the most aggressive type of all. So, if a close relative had TNBC, you arguably ought to drink; that's the implication of the latest US study.
Here's a key extract:
In the present study, consumers of alcohol had a reduced risk of TNBC, which reached statistical significance in women with an intake of ≥7 drinks/week at baseline.Similar to our findings for TNBC, Trivers et al
reported reduced odds ratios for drinkers of <7 drinks/week (OR = 0.72))and >7 drinks/week (OR = 0.72).In three previous studies, alcohol intake was not associated with TNBC or basal-like breast cancer.
Cancer Causes Control. 2011 May ; 22(5): 775–783.
Smoking and alcohol consumption in relation to risk of triple negative
breast cancer in a cohort of post-menopausal women
Geoffrey C. Kabat et al.
Here's a key extract:
In the present study, consumers of alcohol had a reduced risk of TNBC, which reached statistical significance in women with an intake of ≥7 drinks/week at baseline.Similar to our findings for TNBC, Trivers et al
reported reduced odds ratios for drinkers of <7 drinks/week (OR = 0.72))and >7 drinks/week (OR = 0.72).In three previous studies, alcohol intake was not associated with TNBC or basal-like breast cancer.
Cancer Causes Control. 2011 May ; 22(5): 775–783.
Smoking and alcohol consumption in relation to risk of triple negative
breast cancer in a cohort of post-menopausal women
Geoffrey C. Kabat et al.