Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Benign Breast Disease

We evaluated whether moderate alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of developing benign breast disease (BBD), a potential “precursor” or marker for breast cancer development. This study evaluated associations between reported alcohol consumption and BBD diagnosis among 75,826 women...

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Published in:Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention biomarkers & prevention, 2002-11, Vol.11 (11), p.1369-1374
Main Authors: BYRNE, Celia, WEBB, Penelope M, JACOBS, Timothy W, PEIRO, Gloria, SCHNITT, Stuart J, CONNOLLY, James L, WILLETT, Walter C, COLDITZ, Graham A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Body Mass Index
Breast - pathology
Breast Diseases - diagnosis
Breast Diseases - epidemiology
Breast Diseases - etiology
Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms - etiology
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Incidence
Mammary gland diseases
Medical sciences
Menopause
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - pathology
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Smoking
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tumors
Women's Health
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Summary:We evaluated whether moderate alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of developing benign breast disease (BBD), a potential “precursor” or marker for breast cancer development. This study evaluated associations between reported alcohol consumption and BBD diagnosis among 75,826 women in the Nurses’ Health Study II. Between 1989 and 1997, 16,035 women reported a first diagnosis of BBD (317/10,000 person-years), of which 2,999 diagnoses were confirmed by tissue biopsy (59/10,000 person-years). Of the pathology specimens reviewed, 532 were nonproliferative benign breast conditions, and 932 were proliferative conditions. Person-time models provided estimates of the rate ratio (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Reported recent adult consumption of alcohol was not associated with increased BBD incidence. Compared with women who did not drink alcohol, the age- and body mass index (BMI)-adjusted RRs for any reported BBD were 0.98 (95% CI, 0.95–1.02) for those who consumed
ISSN:1055-9965
1538-7755