Milk intake in teens linked to later prostate cancer

According to a study at the University of Iceland, men who remember chugging a lot of milk in their teens are three times as likely to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer as more-moderate milk drinkers. Researchers say that data are indeed solid and provide important evidence for the role of adolescence as a ’sensitive period’ for prostate cancer development.

However, they added, will remain cautious in study interpretation. Causal inferences are not made on one study alone, thus more studies are needed to confirm our findings and also to explore possible mechanism behind this association.