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Alcohol use increases risk of hormonally sensitive breast cancers

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 27th, 2003

Older women with a history of alcohol use are significantly more likely than nondrinkers to be diagnosed with hormonally sensitive forms of breast cancer, including lobular carcinomas and estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) and progesterone-receptor positive (PR+) tumors, according to researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Lead author Christopher I. Li, MD, PhD, and colleagues report their findings in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

"Women who were current drinkers who reported consuming at least 30 grams of alcohol a day - roughly the equivalent of two drinks - had an 80% higher risk of breast...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2003-11-27)

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