By: Jennifer Southall From: healio.com Key takeaways: An analysis of more than 15,000 cancer survivors showed nearly 78% self-reported current alcohol use. Nearly 40% of self-reported drinkers engaged in hazardous drinking. Alcohol consumption and potentially hazardous drinking behavior appeared common among cancer survivors and those undergoing cancer treatment, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. Further research is …
Study finds no link between alcohol use and breast cancer recurrence or death
Source: Kaiser Permanente From: news-medical.net A Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear from breast cancer survivors: Is it safe to drink alcohol? The new study, published August 9 in Cancer, is the largest prospective study to look at short-term alcohol use after breast cancer. The findings suggest …
Less Than Third of Americans Aware of Cancer Risk From Alcohol
By: Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN From: medscape.com Another survey has shown that Americans are largely unaware of the link between alcohol consumption and cancer. The new findings, from a nationally representative survey that included responses from 3865 adults, show a low awareness of the cancer risk from alcohol, and also that the risk varies by type of drink. Just under …
5 ways to reduce the risk of breast cancer
By: Helena Kealey From: telegraph.co.uk More research is needed before we understand all the causes of breast cancer, but it is believed that it mostly develops as a result of the genes with which you were born, the environment in which you live and certain lifestyle factors. This means that whilst there is no sure-fire way of preventing cancer there …