How Liquor Increases Prostate Cancer Risk
Men who regularly drink hard liquor may be putting themselves at increased risk for prostate cancer, according to Harvard University. An increased risk was not seen, however, for men who only drank beer and wine.
Investigators followed more than 7,600 Harvard alumni between 1988 and 1993. The men were questioned about their drinking habits at the beginning of the study. Previous information on drinking habits was also available from data collected when the men were in college and again in 1977.
By 1993, 366 cases of prostate cancer were reported. Researchers found the men who reported drinking moderate amounts of liquor (about three drinks a week) had about a 60 percent increased risk of developing prostate cancer.
As stated in the International Journal of Epidemiology (2001;30:749-755), men who maintained or increased their alcohol consumption between 1977 and 1988 had twice the prostate cancer risk compared to those who reported little or no alcohol consumption during those years. No correlation was seen between drinking in college and prostate cancer risk.
Information provided is courtesy of and compiled by the Academy of Anti-Aging Research.
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