Breast cancer is the second most common cancer killer of women, after lung cancer. It will be diagnosed in 1.2 million people globally this year and will kill 500,000.
Women who drank between one and two alcoholic drinks per day increased their risk of breast cancer by 10% compared with people who consumed less than one drink each day, the study found. The risk of breast cancer jumped by 30% in women who drank more than three drinks a day. read entire article...
For those who don't know, October is breast cancer awareness month.
Alcohol and Breast Cancer
2 comments:
That's interesting, but not too surprising that alcohol causes damage to the body.
a drink a day increases breast cancer risk by 10%!
So I guess the ladies have to pick: healthy heart or cancerous boobs.
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