Five year change in alcohol intake and risk of breast cancer and coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the hypothesis that postmenopausal women who increase their alcohol intake over a five year period have a higher risk of breast cancer and a lower risk of coronary heart disease compared with stable alcohol intake.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Denmark, 1993-2012.

Participants

21 523 postmenopausal women who participated in the Diet, Cancer, and Health Study in two consecutive examinations in 1993-98 and 1999-2003. Information on alcohol intake was obtained from questionnaires completed by participants.

Main outcome measures

Incidence of breast cancer, coronary heart disease, and all cause mortality during 11 years of follow-up. Information was obtained from the Danish Cancer Register, Danish Hospital Discharge Register, Dani

SUBMITTER: Dam MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5068920 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature