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Study Looks at Relationship Between Drinking and Survival
A study suggests that drinking alcohol before or after being diagnosed with breast cancer doesn’t affect survival. Still, there are some issues with the study.
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New Study Adds More Support to Connection Between Risk and Regularly Drinking Any Amount of Alcohol
Results from a new study support the connection between regularly drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol – as little as one drink per day -- and cancer risk: Alcohol is responsible for about one of every 30 cancer deaths in the United States each year.
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Adolescent Drinking Boosts Benign Breast Disease Risk
New results from the Nurses' Health Study II show a strong link between drinking alcohol during adolescence and the risk of being diagnosed with benign breast disease.
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Research Suggests How Alcohol Increases Risk
Earlier research has shown that drinking alcohol every day can increase breast cancer risk. It's not clear how or why alcohol affects risk. A study suggests that in mice, alcohol may promote the growth...
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Experts Release Report Detailing Environmental Breast Cancer Risks
An expert report says that combination HRT, being overweight after menopause, and drinking alcohol are definitely linked to higher breast cancer risk.
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Research Continues to Support Connection Between Risk and Regular Drinking
Results from a large study confirm the link between regularly drinking alcohol and an increase in breast cancer risk.
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Drinking Alcohol Increases Risk of Hormone-Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
Regularly drinking alcohol increases the risk of lobular -- but not ductal -- hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Risk Factors Seemingly Less Influential in Hispanic Women
A new study suggests that links between known breast cancer risk factors and breast cancer diagnosis isn't as strong in Hispanic women compared to non-Hispanic white women.
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Drinking Alcohol at Young Age Linked to Benign Breast Disease
A new study suggests that teens and young women who regularly drink alcohol seem to have a higher risk of being diagnosed with benign breast disease compared to young women who don't regularly drink.
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Even a Couple Drinks Per Week Increases Recurrence Risk
A new study suggests that drinking even a few glasses of alcohol per week increases the risk of breast cancer coming back (recurrence) in women who've been diagnosed with early-stage disease.
