Archives of Forum Critiques
Archive of Critiques by the International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research
April 2010 – April 2012
Critiques, by Topic
Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease
Critique 078: An update on the association of alcohol consumption with risk of breast cancer — 10 April 2012
References
1. Tjønneland A, et al. Folate intake, alcohol and risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women in Denmark. Eur J Clin Nutr 2006;60:280-286.
2. Kuper H, et al. Alcohol and breast cancer risk: the alcoholism paradox. British Journal of Cancer 2000;83:949–951.
3. Dennis J, et al. Alcohol consumption and the risk of breast cancer among BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. The Breast 2010;19:479-483.
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Critique 075: Moderate drinking associated with lower risk of stroke in women — 15 March 2012
Reference: Jimenez M, Chiuve SE, Glynn RJ, Stampfer MJ, Camargo Jr CA, Willett WC, Manson JE, Rexrode KM. Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Stroke in Women. Stroke 2012, pre-publication. http://stroke.ahajournals.org. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.639435
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Critique 006: For patients who already have cardiovascular disease, continued moderate alcohol consumption may reduce their risk of death — 2 June 2010
Reference: Costanzo S, Di Castelnuovo A, Donati MB, Iacoviello L, de Gaetano G. Alcohol consumption and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. A meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:1339–1347
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