Wine and Cancer

So as I was scanning the headlines today, I saw multiple articles on wine and its help or hindrance in the fight against cancer. Namely, it's interesting to me that so many studies come out these days that tout wine and other alcohol as good things one minute and a bad things the next. Check out the findings on following studies and decide if/how it will impact your drinking habits.

From:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090303161423.htm
"Men and women who consume two or more alcoholic drinks a day could increase their risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research."

From: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lifestyle/Wine-ups-breast-cancer-risk/articleshow/4246455.cms
"A new study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has revealed that both red and white wine are equal offenders when it comes to increasing breast-cancer risk. The researchers found that women who consumed 14 or more drinks per week, regardless of the type (wine, liquor or beer), faced a 24 percent increase in breast cancer compared with non-drinkers."

From: http://www.livescience.com/health/090307-isns-wine-beer-bones.html
"A glass of wine or a bottle or two of beer a day may strengthen the bones of older men and women, but drinking more than that could actually weaken bones, according to new research from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. [The researchers] speculated that silicon found in beer is contributing to the higher bone density in men. It is less clear why liquor and wine might protect bone density."

From: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL47056620080414
"A compound found in the skin of red grapes and red wine may help induce pancreatic cancer cells to malfunction and die, a lab study has found. They found that the wine compound disrupted the activity of the cancer cells' mitochondria, energy-producing centers needed for cells to function. Resveratrol also impaired certain cancer-cell proteins that thwart chemotherapy by pumping drugs out of the cell."