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posted by mrpg on Thursday September 13 2018, @05:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the drink-no-evil dept.

Regular beer consumption linked to higher prostate cancer risk:

[...] Overall, the researchers found no significant association between heavy consumption of all types of alcohol and prostate cancer. However, the results were very different in the case of heavy drinkers of beer. "Men in the upper quartile of beer consumption (over 63 drinks per year over several decades) had a 40% increased risk of advanced prostate cancer compared to the control group," said Karakiewicz, who is director of the Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit at the University of Montreal Health Center (CHUM).

Men whose beer consumption was slightly above average did not see an increase in their risk of developing prostate cancer. It's only when the daily quantity of beer consumed reaches a certain threshold that the risk starts to rise. "For example, our model shows that for a man who starts drinking at the age of 18 and drinks more than two beers every day, the risk of a high-grade prostate cancer appears at the age of 65. If he drinks more than three beers a day, the risk emerges at 50 years of age," Karakiewicz explained.

"At least one out of five participants in the study consumed beer at levels above what is considered safe," he added. Given that the cumulative consumption of beer over a lifetime appears to be a predictor of disease, he believes that it should be taken into account by physicians and urologists when seeing patients.

Fake Brews!


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  • (Score: 2) by Taibhsear on Thursday September 13 2018, @03:25PM

    by Taibhsear (1464) on Thursday September 13 2018, @03:25PM (#734289)

    Also, 63 beers a year seems really low to me. Am I exceptional to think most people who drink at all will be drinking far more than one drink a week?

    I'm a little concerned with the math myself... First it says 63 beers a year (~1 beer every 6 days), then 2-3 beers a day (730-1095 beers a year). That's a HUGE difference in range. Plus they didn't adjust for what brand or style of beer they drank which can make a huge difference. The various ingredients, additives & preservatives, water sources (radioactivity, heavy metals), container types (ie. bpa in cans vs glass)...

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