Moderate alcohol intake appears to be associated with a decreased risk of kidney cancer in middle-aged and older women, according to a study conducted in Sweden.Dr. Alicja Wolk, of the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and colleagues examined data on 59,237 women who were 40 to 76 years of age and cancer-free between 1987 and1990. The women had completed a food-frequency questionnaire that included questions about alcohol intake.A total of 132 cases of kidney cancer -- specifically a common type called renal cell carcinoma -- were diagnosed by 2004, according to a report published in the International Journal of Cancer.
