Alcohol consumption may not worsen prognosis in BC

Key clinical point: Consumption of alcohol during and 6 months after breast cancer (BC) diagnosis did not negatively impact mortality rates in women who survived BC.

Major finding: The occasional consumption of alcohol (0.36 to < 0.6 g/day) during BC diagnosis (hazard ratio [HR] 0.71; 95% CI 0.54-0.94) and 6 months after BC diagnosis (HR 0.67; 95% CI 0.47-0.94) was associated with a lower risk for all-cause mortality in women with body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m².

Study details: This study analyzed 3659 BC survivors from The Pathways Study (a prospective cohort study) who were diagnosed with stages I-IV invasive BC.

Disclosures: This study was supported by the US National Cancer Institute. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Source: Kwan ML et al. Alcohol consumption and prognosis and survival in breast cancer survivors: The Pathways Study. Cancer. 2023 (Aug 9). doi: 10.1002/cncr.34972

Key clinical point: Consumption of alcohol during and 6 months after breast cancer (BC) diagnosis did not negatively impact mortality rates in women who survived BC.

Major finding: The occasional consumption of alcohol (0.36 to < 0.6 g/day) during BC diagnosis (hazard ratio [HR] 0.71; 95% CI 0.54-0.94) and 6 months after BC diagnosis (HR 0.67; 95% CI 0.47-0.94) was associated with a lower risk for all-cause mortality in women with body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m².

Study details: This study analyzed 3659 BC survivors from The Pathways Study (a prospective cohort study) who were diagnosed with stages I-IV invasive BC.

Disclosures: This study was supported by the US National Cancer Institute. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Source: Kwan ML et al. Alcohol consumption and prognosis and survival in breast cancer survivors: The Pathways Study. Cancer. 2023 (Aug 9). doi: 10.1002/cncr.34972

Key clinical point: Consumption of alcohol during and 6 months after breast cancer (BC) diagnosis did not negatively impact mortality rates in women who survived BC.

Major finding: The occasional consumption of alcohol (0.36 to < 0.6 g/day) during BC diagnosis (hazard ratio [HR] 0.71; 95% CI 0.54-0.94) and 6 months after BC diagnosis (HR 0.67; 95% CI 0.47-0.94) was associated with a lower risk for all-cause mortality in women with body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m².

Study details: This study analyzed 3659 BC survivors from The Pathways Study (a prospective cohort study) who were diagnosed with stages I-IV invasive BC.

Disclosures: This study was supported by the US National Cancer Institute. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Source: Kwan ML et al. Alcohol consumption and prognosis and survival in breast cancer survivors: The Pathways Study. Cancer. 2023 (Aug 9). doi: 10.1002/cncr.34972