Breast Cancer Patients Who Drink Non-Diet Soda Have Higher Death Risk
Breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened soda regularly are at increased risk for death from any cause and from breast cancer in particular, a new study suggests.
By David Hill-Buffalo
Compared to women who never or rarely drank non-diet soda, those who reported drinking non-diet soda five or more times per week had a 62% higher likelihood of dying from any cause, and were 85% more likely to die from breast cancer specifically.
Research on soda and breast cancer is fairly new, says study first author Nadia Koyratty, a PhD candidate in the epidemiology and environmental health department in the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo.
A study from the University at Buffalo suggests breast cancer patients who regularly drink sugar-sweetened soda are at increased risk for death from any cause and breast cancer in particular.
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Sugar-sweetened soda linked to increased risk of death from breast cancer: Study New research concludes women diagnosed with breast cancer are 85% more likely to die from the disease if they drink non-diet soda five or more times a week.
Researchers at the University of Buffalo compared the health outcomes of breast cancer patients who ‘never or rarely drank non-diet soda’ with those who reported drinking non-diet soda five times or more per week.
The study, published in
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, found those who drank sugar-sweetened beverages regularly were at increased risk of death from any cause – and faced higher breast cancer mortality rates in particular.
Sugar-sweetened soda intake associated with increased risk of mortality among breast cancer patients
New research from the University at Buffalo suggests that breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened beverages regularly are at increased risk for death from any cause and breast cancer in particular.
Compared to women who never or rarely drank non-diet soda, those who reported drinking non-diet soda five times or more per week had a 62% higher likelihood of dying from any causes, and were 85% more likely to die from breast cancer specifically. The findings were published online ahead of print March 2 in
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.