Guest guest Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 > Daily News from Healthypages > 13 November 2002 > _______________________________ > > “Alcohol poses breast cancer threat†> > Alcohol is responsible for around 2,000 cases of breast cancer in the UK > each year, but smoking plays no role in the development of the disease, > research suggests. > > In what is billed as the world’s largest study of women’s smoking and > drinking behaviour, scientists at Cancer Research UK have found that > alcohol is a significant risk to women’s health. > > Results suggest that a woman’s risk of breast cancer increases by 6 per > cent for every extra unit of alcohol consumed on a daily basis. They > calculate that alcohol accounts for 4 per cent of breast cancers in the > developed world, but as women’s drinking habits in the UK become more > excessive, they expect this rate to grow. > > Co-author of the study, Professor Valerie Beral, says, “The impact of > drinking on breast cancer is small compared to childbearing factors, but > women are drinking more now than they used to and, if this pattern > continues, it is bound to have an impact on the rates of breast cancer in > the future.†> > Scientists say they have previously found it difficult to distinguish > between the risks that drinking and smoking pose, because the more women > drink, the more they tend to smoke, and vice versa. By combining results > from more than 50 studies and including data on around 150,000 women from > across the world, researchers were able to disentangle the two factors. > > More than 23,000 of the women involved in the research did not drink. > Looking at this data separately, researchers said they could see no > significant difference between rates of breast cancer in smokers and > non-smokers. > > Despite the suggestion that smoking appears to have no effect on > breast-cancer risk, researchers say women should not take the findings as > an endorsement of smoking. Smoking is still the cause of a third of all > cancers, as well as the main cause of lung cancer, which has poor survival > rates, they point out. > > Sir Paul Nurse, chief executive at Cancer Research UK, says, “This research > doesn’t alter our advice on smoking because we already know that it’s > dangerous, but it does reinforce our advice that excessive drinking can > also be hazardous. > > “It seems that women’s attitudes to alcohol are changing and this can only > have a negative impact on their health. It’s important that we get the > message out to young women that drinking too much is dangerous.†> > Researchers say they do not know exactly why alcohol increases the risk of > breast cancer but there is some evidence that it raises levels of oestrogen > – the sex hormone linked to the disease. > > The findings are published in the British Journal of Cancer. > > © HMG Worldwide 2002 > > > ******************************* > > Other stories > > Doctors warn of diabetes increase > Doctors are predicting that the number of diagnosed cases of diabetes will > double between 2000 and 2016, highlighting the need for preventative > lifestyle measures, they say. > Full story: http://www.healthypages.net/elist/redirect.asp?i=18520 & l=5210 > > Disabled to benefit from eye control device > Researchers at the University of Ulster have developed new technology that > allows a computer to be controlled solely through the movements of the eye, > promising exciting quality-of-life benefits for disabled people. > Full story: http://www.healthypages.net/elist/redirect.asp?i=18520 & l=5211 > > “Self-healing†technique may bring arthritis relief > Doctors in Germany have developed a hi-tech surgical procedure that > stimulates the regrowth of damaged cartilage in the knee joint and can be > used to treat even the most severe cases of knee arthritis. > Full story: http://www.healthypages.net/elist/redirect.asp?i=18520 & l=5212 > > Confusion over food labelling > “Health†claims that appear on food labels invariably leave consumers > confused about the properties of the products, according to new research. > Full story: http://www.healthypages.net/elist/redirect.asp?i=18520 & l=5213 > > Cancer charity calls for cultural change > A leading cancer charity is calling for a greater focus on cultural change > in the NHS, in a bid to improve the individual experience of patients. > Full story: http://www.healthypages.net/elist/redirect.asp?i=18520 & l=5214 > > Consultant shortage “puts patient lives at risk†> An independent report into deaths after surgery claims serious shortfalls > in the number of critical care consultants and beds are putting patients’ > lives at risk. > Full story: http://www.healthypages.net/elist/redirect.asp?i=18520 & l=5215 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 - <marianne2406 <DietaryTipsForHBP >; ; <FriendsForHealthNaturally > Wednesday, November 13, 2002 9:12 AM Fwd: Daily News - 13 November 2002 > Daily News from Healthypages > 13 November 2002 > _______________________________ > > “Alcohol poses breast cancer threat†> > Alcohol is responsible for around 2,000 cases of breast cancer in the UK > each year, but smoking plays no role in the development of the disease, > research suggests. <snip> Being the suspicious person that I am, I wonder if funding from the tobacco companies played any significant role in paying for this study. Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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