A glass of red wine a day may protect prostate

A glass of red wine a day may keep the urologist away according to a new prostate cancer study.

A research team led by Dr. Janet Stanford of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found that a daily glass of red wine could cut a man's risk of prostate cancer in half, and even better, may best protect against the most aggressive forms of the disease.

"Among men who consumed four or more 4-ounce glasses of red wine per week, we saw about a 60 percent lower incidence of the more aggressive types of prostate cancer," Stanford said in a news release. "The more clinically aggressive prostate cancer is where the strongest reduction in risk was observed."

The researchers interviewed 753 newly diagnosed Seattle-area prostate-cancer patients as well as 703 healthy men who served as a comparison group. Detailed information about tumor aggressiveness (such as tumor grade and disease stage) was obtained through the National Cancer Institute's Seattle-Puget Sound Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results cancer registry. The study appears in the online edition of the International Journal of Cancer.

They found that the risk of prostate cancer decreased 6 percent for every glass of red wine consumed per week, however, Stanford is quick to note that research shows moderation is the key when it comes to alcohol consumption. [cancerfacts.com]

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