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Headstart for health: Beer can protect against prostate cancer. It might be your preference to crack open a bottle of red wine at the end of a hard day but you may be better off pouring a pint. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg have discovered that beer contains a powerful molecule that helps protect against breast and prostate cancers. Found in hops, the substance called xanthohumol blocks the excessive action of testosterone and oestrogen.
The studies show links to breast cancer [and] links to liver cancer [with alcohol intake],'' he says, as well as to other cancers. If you reduce alcohol intake you can reduce the incidence of head and neck cancer and colorectal cancer.