While the studies do not prove cause and effect, they lend plausibility to growing evidence implicating drinking as a risk factor for breast cancer, says Elizabeth Platz, ScD, a specialist in cancer prevention at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “The beauty of the research is that it tells us something about the mechanisms” by which alcohol may raise breast cancer risks.
Another researcher urged caution in interpreting the results of both studies.
“These studies are too early for use in a clinical setting or to advance a public health message,” said Dr. Peter Shields, co-author of the genetics study and deputy director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
To better understand what this message might or should be, let’s explore the alcohol/estrogen metabolism question that I mentioned earlier. For it is here that we have the most to learn — and the most to be confused about.
With much love,
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