Prostate_cancer Alcohol_and_cancer

data health professionals follow-up study showed weak association between overall alcohol intake , prostate cancer risk, , no association @ between red wine intake , prostate cancer risk.

a meta-analysis published in 2001 found small significant increased risk men drinking more 50 g/day of alcohol, higher risk men consuming more 100 g/day. since analysis, cohort studies in america have found increased risks men drinking moderate amounts of spirits, , ‘binge drinkers, moderate consumption of beer or wine has not been linked increased risk.

alcohol consumption of 50 g , 100 g per day associated cancers of ovary , prostate. however, 1 study concludes, moderate alcohol consumption increases risk of prostate cancer. liquor, not wine or beer, consumption positively associated prostate cancer.

the fred hutchinson cancer research center found men consumed 4 or more glasses of red wine per week had 50 percent reduction in risk of developing prostate cancer. found no significant effects – positive nor negative – associated consumption of beer or hard liquor , no consistent risk reduction white wine, suggests there must beneficial compound in red wine other types of alcohol lack. compound … may antioxidant called resveratrol, abundant in skins of red grapes. .

a meta analysis of studies published in 2009 found consumption of 2 standard drinks per day increased cancer risk 20%.