Study Describes Mechanism Linking Alcohol with Risk of Breast Cancer
April 30, 2008
The known association of alcohol consumption with an increased risk of breast cancer has been linked by researchers at the University at Buffalo to a process that causes genes that promote normal cell growth to produce proteins that precipitate unregulated cell growth, an action known as hypermethylation.
Menghua Tao, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions presented the results of her study during a poster session at the American Association of Cancer Research meeting held recently in San Diego.