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12/11/07
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Wine, Beer, Spirits Boost Breast Cancer Risk Equally
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THURSDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Three or more drinks a day boosts a woman's risk for breast cancer by 30 percent. And it doesn't seem to matter which form of alcohol -- wine, beer, or spirits -- is consumed, researchers report.
"The majority of previous studies have found an association between alcohol and elevated breast cancer risk," said lead researcher Dr. Yan Li, an oncologist at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif. What hasn't been as clear, she said, is how much alcohol raises the risk and whether one type of alcohol boosts that risk more than another. Li tackled those questions with Dr. Arthur Klatsky, an investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland and a long-time researcher on the health benefits and risks of alcoholic beverages. Klatsky is due to present the team's findings Sept. 27 at the European Cancer Conference in Barcelona, Spain. The researchers first evaluated the drinking habits of more than 70,000 women, all members of th Read the Complete Article Similar content: Acrylamide Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk, in Prostate Cancer Kidney Transplants Boost Cancer Risk, in Cancer Infection-Fighting Cancer Treatment Could Boost Leukemia Risk, in Leukemia Red Wine May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer, in Prostate Cancer Drug a New Weapon Against One Form of Breast Cancer, in Leukemia |
