BBC report regarding alcohol and breast cancer

bargainsgirl · ‎01-13-2012

Just read (June 19) a report saying that there is a defenite link between alcohol and breast cancer. My question is this: If this is such a sure thing, then why is it not being reported all over the place? I have had breast cancer and I do consume 1-3 drinks per week on average. I am a good weight, excercise, eat mostly a mediterranean diet, don't smoke and in general try to live a "clean" life. Frankly, I am tired of feeling guilty each time I do have a drink even though my doctors never said to abstain completely. So is this something that ALL women should be preached to about just as we all were told that smoking causes lung cancer? Or is it one of those inconclusive studies yet to be determined???

Tyak · ‎01-26-2013

I'm almost 12 years out from a breast cancer diagnosis and had heard enough about a possible link between the two, that I cut alocohol out. I didn't drink it enough to miss it and I figured they were just empty calories that I didn't need anyway.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

Smoking:

Just remember only 50ish years ago, doctors still smoked in their office,

and smoking was still allowed in hospitals. So right there, everything

should always be questioned.

Dairy is a huge contributor for breast cancer.

Who was a long-standing Susan G. Koman sponsor?

Dannon Yogurt.

High dietary fat causes insulin resistance.

Who encourages T2 diabetics to eat a high fat, low carb diet?

Doctors.

High dietary fat causes heart disease.

Who, again, encourages heart patients to eat a high fat, low carb diet?

Doctors

On and on and on.

Alcohol never was/is/always will healthy for a body.

Period.

If one is ‘feeling guilty’, then that means they kinda answered their

own question. They know it’s bad....and is fighting tooth & nail

to have someone agree with them.

“People Like To Hear Good Things About Their Bad Habits”

@bargainsgirl

This topic sounded familiar...and sure enough you posted about it

back in 2016. It sounds like a topic which is weighing heavy on

your mind. Maybe remove the alcohol completely for a set period

of time, then revisit? The old thread had many different stories

and 1st person accounts which might make your decision easier.

https://community.qvc.com/t5/Wellness/drinks-and-cancer/m-p/2559846/highlight/true#M70990

Still Raining · ‎03-30-2014

The report is just that, a sample and some questions.

The surprise is how many women did not know.

Drinking, HRT, smoking and being overweight are all lifestyle risks for breast cancer.

icezeus · ‎10-30-2010

@Still Raining wrote:
The report is just that, a sample and some questions.

The surprise is how many women did not know.

Drinking, HRT, smoking and being overweight are all lifestyle risks for breast cancer.

@Still Raining

What does HRT stand for?

Still Raining · ‎03-30-2014

@icezeus wrote:
@Still Raining wrote:
The report is just that, a sample and some questions.

The surprise is how many women did not know.

Drinking, HRT, smoking and being overweight are all lifestyle risks for breast cancer.
@Still Raining

What does HRT stand for?

Hormon Replacement Therapy

PamfromCT · ‎05-22-2014

@sidsmom, I am a bit confused with your post. Did you really mean to say that doctors advise cardiac patients to eat a high fat diet? I have never heard of such a thing. Cardiac patient or not, cholesterol levels are always a concern. And more of a concern for people with cardiac issues.

vsm · ‎05-08-2010

@Still Raining wrote:
The report is just that, a sample and some questions.

The surprise is how many women did not know.

Drinking, HRT, smoking and being overweight are all lifestyle risks for breast cancer.

So is the birth control pill, which the World Health Organization designates as a Group I carcinogen -- right up there with asbestos and nicotine.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@PamfromCT wrote:
@sidsmom, I am a bit confused with your post. Did you really mean to say that doctors advise cardiac patients to eat a high fat diet? I have never heard of such a thing. Cardiac patient or not, cholesterol levels are always a concern. And more of a concern for people with cardiac issues.

@PamfromCT

Yes.

Many times heart disease patients are advised by their doctors to

go on whatever is the current low-carb, high-protein/fat diet book.

I see that dialogue many times on social media, even in our

small community.

Fat % (of total calories)

60-75: Keto

50-60: Atkins

30-50: Most Americans

20-30: USDA

10-20: Healthy/Active Individual

<10: Dr. Dean Ornish ‘Reversing Heart Disease’

<10: Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn ‘Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease’

There’s is a huge disparity with the amt of fat recommendations.

From what-my-doctor-told-me to what-is-the-right-thing-to-do.

Another ill-fated prescription is to ‘just eat in moderation’.

☝️Above is a perfect illustration why ‘Moderation’ doesn’t work.

So in summary the majority of the time, yes, heart disease

patients are advised by their doctors to eat a high(er) fat diet.

Just Google ‘cardiac recovery meals’.

Tons of nuts, seeds, oil, ‘limit’ fried food’.

It’s just a recipe for return business.

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@Still Raining wrote:
The report is just that, a sample and some questions.

The surprise is how many women did not know.

Drinking, HRT, smoking and being overweight are all lifestyle risks for breast cancer.

Yes, we've known this for years now.