PCa and Beer

Hi Guys, I'm just curious as to the evidence or lack of, in relation to the amount of beer that can bring on PCa.  I was a big drinker before DX, that is I would normally consume approx 5-6 glasses of beer per day.  I probably did this for some 10-15 years prior to DX. 

Anybody else out there been a big drinker, particulary beer.  Is there a chance that big beer

drinkers are more likely to get PC ?

Just wondering...............Rookey

I don't think there is anything more than what anybody would recommend for moderation. That stated, if anyone thinks they are drinking too much red wine, send it to me...I will protect you...



Tony

I drink a lot of beer. My dad has also done the same and he has never had signs of pca. I have done a bit of reading on pca since being diagnosed. I have a feeling that within the near future that our diet will be linked to pca and possibly breast cancer will be linked to diet just as smoking has been linked to lung cancer. In fact I believe this to be the case. There just is not the "smoking gun" to prove it as of yet. We all eat, not everyone has smoked.

Personally, I think it is all in the genes. We've discussed Vitamin D (sunlight and or milk) and other potential facotrs, but I'm not sure any of it makes sense.

My father hammered his body with beer (sometimes a case a day) and cigarettes from the time he was 21(?) until he literally dropped dead of a heart attack at 65. Cancer was never an issue. My mother's family is a bunch of clean-living farmers, most of whom have probably never had a cigarette or a drink in their lives. Yet her 2 brothers (my uncles) died of cancer years ago, and one of her sisters is a long-time breast cancer survivor.

Go figure.

kcragman

Love the dark ales myself along with red wine and scotch. I believe about the only thing they ever gave me beside an occasional headache was a spare tire around the middle. As for PC I believe genetics plays the largest role.

According to my first uro, drinking and smoking show no links to PCa.