Wine and Breast Cancer

[Innkeeper]

There has been a smattering of news stories recently that have included wine as a risk factor for breast cancer. There was a piece on National Public Radio a week or so ago, and an article in the USA Weekend Sunday Supplement this past weekend. Both simply included wine in a list of risk factors and no science was proffered to back up the claims.

A year or so ago there was a smattering of articles suggesting that white wine was effective in preventing cancer. Not sure if it was breast cancer specifically, but some kinds of cancer.

Does anyone know of any science that backs up either of these claims?