Smoking, Alcohol, Caffeine and Ovarian Cancer Risk
January 29, 2008 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Last week, came out interesting new findings on ovarian cancer.
New developments revealed that cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption do not have an effect on ovarian cancer risk.
However, caffeine intake may lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer, particularly in women not using hormones.
Such were the findings published in the March 1, 2008 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
There was no association between current or past smoking and ovarian cancer risk, however smoking status, duration, and pack-years were significantly associated with risk of mucinous tumors, a rare form of ovarian cancer. The authors also found no …read more




