Alcoholism and cancer. I. Effects of long-term exposure to alcohol on spontaneous mammary adenocarcinoma and prolactin levels in C3H/St mice.
Serum prolactin levels were significantly lower in mice exposed to alcohol for 28 days than they were in controls, and the latency period for adenocarcinoma development was significantly shorter in the alcohol-exposed animals.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors; D014920:Wine
D000431:Ethanol; D011388:Prolactin