The investigators conclude that their findings support the National Stroke Association Stroke Prevention Guidelines regarding the beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption. The study of over 22,000 male physicians who were participating in the Physicians Health Study found that health benefits of alcohol consumption occur with as few as one drink per week. The pioneering Framingham study, first begun in the 1940's, carefully tracks individuals over time to study risk factors in various diseases and in longevity. Because of its size and the very careful methodology consistently used, its findings command respect in the medical research community. New data from the ongoing Framingham study indicate that alcohol consumption does NOT increase the risk of breast cancer.
Bladder cancer is the fourth most frequent form of cancer among men.
It appears that the fluids dilute and wash the carcinogens or cancer-causing substances out of the body quickly. The research studied 47,909 men for ten years. It found that those who drank the equivalent of ten 8-ounce glasses of fluids a day had half the bladder cancer risk of men who drank fewer than the equivalent of six glasses a day. The study found that water, coffee and alcohol beverages all appear to have a positive effect. The study, headed by a doctor at the National Cancer of Japan, followed 19,000 healthy, non-smoking men.