ArticleBritish journal of cancer2013
Does alcohol increase breast cancer risk in African-American women? Findings from a case-control study.
Article in British journal of cancer, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- The Women's Circle of Health Follow-Up Study: a population-based longitudinal study of Black breast cancer survivors in New Jersey.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020Article
- Racial disparity in breast cancer: can it be mattered for prognosis and therapy.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2018Review
- Alcoholic Beverage Consumption and Chronic Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Review
- African Americans and Hispanics Remain at Lower Risk of Ovarian Cancer Than Non-Hispanic Whites after Considering Nongenetic Risk Factors and Oophorectomy Rates.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2015Article
- Follow-up of breast papillary lesion on core needle biopsy: experience in African-American population.Diagnostic pathology · 2014Article
- Alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk among women in three sub-Saharan African countries.PloS one · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol is an important risk factor for breast cancer in Caucasian women, but the evidence in African-American (AA) women is limited and results are inconclusive.
methodsAssociations between recent and lifetime drinking and breast cancer risk were evaluated in a large sample of AA women from a case-control study in New York and New Jersey. Multivariable logistic regression models provided odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsThere was no association between recent drinking and breast cancer risk, even when stratified by menopausal status or by hormone receptor status. A borderline decreased risk with increased lifetime consumption was found (OR=0.77; 95% CI: 0.58-1.03), which was stronger among women who drank when under 20 years of age (OR=0.65; 95% CI: 0.47-0.89), regardless of menopausal or hormone receptor status.
conclusionBreast cancer risk associated with recent alcohol consumption was not apparent in AA women, while early age drinking seemed to decrease risk. This is the first investigation on recent and lifetime drinking in subgroups and drinking during different age periods in AA women. If findings are replicated, racial differences in biological pathways involving alcohol and its metabolites should be explored.
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