Study Hints That Wine Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk in Women

It seems like everyday we see more associations between drinking wine and reducing cancer risks.

Women who drink wine in light to moderate amounts may have a lower risk of developing ovarian cancer than nondrinkers do, according to research conducted at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia. Women who drink beer and spirits may not get the same benefits, and their risk for the disease does not appear to differ significantly from nondrinkers.

The study found that even low levels of wine consumption, such as less than one glass a week, were associated with a 20 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer. Women who averaged a glass or two of wine per day had about half the chance of developing the cancer as nondrinkers did, the researchers reported. Their results were published in the April issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention.

Read the Full article in Wine Spectator Online: Moderate Wine Drinking May Decrease Ovarian Cancer Risk, Study Finds