General Discussion

Then I learned of the connection between alcohol and several types of cancer. About that time one group member had a recurrence of breast cancer after being cancer-free for more than a decade.

Suddenly wine seemed far less attractive than before. I'd already essentially quit it because I don't much like it. I'd rather have tequila or whiskey (not that it was available or ever became a substitute). It never was that easy to get, compared to wine and beer. Lucky for me, I guess.

Another of us had kidney cancer that metastasized about 5 years ago. Miraculously the doctor who had the cutting edge research on her type of cancer was assigned to her at MD Anderson. She survived. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that the wine contributed to her cancer as well.

The most dedicated wine connoisseur among us had to cut back because of his liver. So three out of eight developed health problems connected to alcohol consumption. Pretty high rate, I'd say.