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Beer and Prostate Cancer -- What Are the Facts? Related Links Prostate Cancer -How It is Linked to a Fatty Diet Prostatic Hypertrophy-Causes and Top 10 Natural Remedies Prostate Cancer-Top 10 Signs Enlarged Prostate-Causes and Top 10 Natural Remedies Stop Burning When You Urinate 10 Superfoods for Mens Health Yoga to Strengthen Erectile Performance Yoga At Your Desk to Release Tension Foods That Help You Maintain Your Erection Normal Penis Size Get Lean Diet for Men January 30, 2012 By Stephen Kintz, Contributing Columnist Prostate cancer is widespread. The American Cancer Society estimates that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States, with over 240,000 new cases in 2012. Most of these men will be 40 or over. Prostate cancer is deadly. The American Cancer Society expects prostate cancer to take the lives of over 30,000 men in the United States this year alone. This death toll makes prostate cancer the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. Compounding the problem for doctors and patients is the fact that little is known about the potential causes of prostate cancer. So is enjoying your nightly beer putting you at greater risk for prostate cancer? In a study published in 2009, Zhihong Gond and colleagues from the University of California, San Francisco found a link between beer consumption and an increased risk for prostate cancer. The researchers examined the alcohol consumption of 10,920 men over a 7-year period. The men were surveyed on the type, amount, and rate of alcohol consumption along with other biometrical and personal data. The researchers were not able to find a link between wine or spirit consumption and an increased risk of prostate cancer – just beer . However, you might want to pass on throwing away your cases of beer and taking a vow of whiskey-only. You definitely should wait on that vow of temperance. The study had some limitations. Zhihong Gond and colleagues claimed the study was inconclusive. It was the first study to demonstrate a link between alcohol consumption and prostate cancer. There have been other studies on the same issue, but none of these studies was able to demonstrate a significant link. This was a small, focused study. Therefore, while it can demonstrate a possible link, further research is required to establish that link as medically relevant. Of course, alcohol consumption is linked to a myriad of other cancers, so it seems reasonable to assume that alcohol would be linked to prostate cancer. The America Cancer Society has suggested that alcohol might be carcinogenic and suppress DNA repair. Alcohol also slows a person’s metabolism, which allows other carcinogens to stay in the body longer. This is why smoking and heavy alcohol use is so dangerous. Yet while these properties of alcohol explain why the digestive track and liver are highly susceptible to the harmful effects of alcohol, none of these reasons explains how alcohol causes cancer in the prostate. Furthermore, there is no difference between the alcohol in beer, spirits, and wine. So the researchers were unable to explain why beer was linked to prostate cancer but not spirits or wine. More importantly, the researchers were unable to find a link between prostate cancer and light-to-moderate drinking. There was not even a link between occasional heavy drinking and prostate cancer. This is a very important fact for anyone who enjoys the occasional drink. In fact, the researchers only found a link when the individual drank 4 or more beers on 5 or more days of the week, which is some seriously heavy alcohol consumption. This level of alcohol consumption appears to be the important issue. While the link between alcohol and prostate cancer is undetermined, there is a well-established link between an unhealthy lifestyle (obesity, unhealthy diet, etc.) and an increased risk for cancer. Heavy drinking can lead to numerous side effects, such as obesity, hormone imbalance, heart failure, insomnia, liver disease, etc. Many of these side effects are a part of an unhealthy lifestyle that can lead to an increase risk for cancer. If you really want to lower your risk for prostate cancer, you should not avoid alcohol (unless you drink heavily), but instead, you should exercise and eat healthy. There are two caveats. Alcohol has been shown to reduce the effectiveness of some cancer fighting drugs. So if you have prostate cancer, you should talk with your doctor. Also, if you already have a high risk for prostate cancer, you might want to alter your drinking habits until the link is disproven. Learn more about the basics of keeping your erectile healthy: Foods That Strengthen Erectile Performance Stop Burning When You Urinate Normal Penis Size Bad Bed Habits That Turn Her Off Eating Soy Reduces Sperm Count Whey Versus Creatine -Which One Is Better? Why Asian Men Don't Get As Much Prostate Cancer |
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