MedicalResearch : The literature suggests that sugars contribute to the incidence of breast cancer, but few exists on the prognosis after a breast cancer diagnosis.
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings?
Response: Compared to breast cancer patients 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.
MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report?
Response: It is important to adhere to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the American Cancer Society which both recommend limiting the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages even among breast cancer patients.
MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this work?
Response: While we need more studies to confirm our findings, this study provides evidence that diet may impact longevity of women after breast cancer. Further research looking at potential biological mechanisms of action that contributes to the association we observed are also needed.
MedicalResearch.com: Is there anything else you would like to add?
Response: The research was supported in part by grants from the Army Medical Research and Material Command, National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Citation:
Sugar-Sweetened Soda Consumption and Total and Breast Cancer
Mortality: The Western New York Exposures and Breast Cancer (WEB) Study
Nadia Koyratty, Susan E. McCann, Amy E. Millen, Jing Nie, Maurizio Trevisan and Jo L. Freudenheim
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev March 2 2021 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-1242