As much as red wine lovers may wish this to be proven beyond a doubt, in fact, the research studies are still inconclusive and we don't know that it has preventative effects in humans. Red wine can help prevent breast cancer, but it might also promote breast cancer. It also backs up research showing that regular intensive exercise can reduce the risk of the disease.Breast cancer is by far the most common cancer in women in the UK with one in eight women developing the disease during their lifetime.But scientists say they can't explain why the cancer occurs in some people and not in others.There are numerous causes and lots of factors to take into account, including lifestyle, hormone levels and other medical conditions.Basically, it's a complex picture and there's no point focusing on one factor only.For a start, there are some factors you cannot control such as your sex, age, height, genes and when you started your periods.Being a woman, over 50 and past the menopause, and having a history of breast cancer in your family, all increase your risk of getting the disease.Being tall and starting periods before the age of 12 are thought to increase the risk too.It says there are ways women can lower their risk of breast cancer by focusing on factors they can control, like diet, weight and exercise.After analysing more than 100 studies that examined the medical history of 12 million women, the report backs up current advice to be aware of alcohol consumption.The report found evidence that drinking an extra small glass of wine every day (10g of alcohol) increases a woman's risk of breast cancer after the menopause by 9%.It means that in a group of 100 women, around 13 would be likely to develop breast cancer anyway.And if they all drank an additional small glass of wine every day, one extra case might develop among the original group. In fact, the suppression of estrogen metabolism was seen in amounts as low as 10 micromoles per liter (the study used increments up to 100 micromoles). "The net effects are striking, as small amounts of alcohol lower the risk of the more-common causes of death among women, such as heart disease, stroke, hip fracture and dementia," he said.As a young farmer, Voge began bottling his own wines and cultivating his Cornas and …The strikeout king known as Tom Terrific spent his retirement years farming Cabernet …The sommelier talks about her discovery of wine, the mentors who encouraged her and her …The belief that men's drinking habits can help or hinder attempts to conceive may be a mythThe Seattle-based charity event went virtual, auctioning off stellar wines and future …The senior vice president for human resources at America's largest wine wholesaler talks … ... I’d been told red wine was supposed to defend against heart disease, not give you cancer. A team from the University of Nebraska has looked at the red wine chemical resveratrol as a potential anti-breast cancer agent and found positive results, according to a report published in the July 2008 issue of They found that resveratrol suppresses the metabolism of estrogen, thereby protecting cells from becoming cancerous, in one of many anti-breast cancer activities the red wine chemical exhibits. The debate over whether wine is a risk factor for breast cancer or may actually prevent the disease continues to rage on, thanks to three recent studies. How Wine Companies and Restaurants Globally Are Coping with COVID-19For female wine drinkers, the medical research community is not making things easy. Stephanie Mencimer May/June 2018 Issue. Ellison admitted that there may be a weak association for a slight increase in breast cancer risk among light drinkers, but added that, for women, responsible wine drinking is not without benefits.