There is a source for excellent summaries of medical research managed by the Cochrane Collaboration. It has a website, and many medical doctors and hospitals subscribe to the service. That would be a reliable way to learn about both published and unpublished studies that are credible, providing the topic has attracted the attention of this international group. Joan McCord "Robert A. Campbell" wrote: > Does anyone know the research base for the claim that there is a link > between alcohol and breast cancer? In popular magazines, particularly those > directed at women of course, there have been many references to this claim. > Yesterday I read one that said the link existed even if a woman consumed > only one glass of wine a day. Some of my interest is personal as it is my > wife who has drawn this material to my attention. > > Yet I have historical/social interest as well. As we know, access to alcohol > has been used to regulate the behaviour of targeted groups, be they women, > aboriginal people or minors. A few years ago a Vancouver bar began to refuse > service to women who were obviously pregnant, ostensibly out of concerns > about FAS. Maybe the link between alcohol and breast cancer is strong, but I > would like to pursue it a little further. > > Thanks, > Robert Campbell