Alcohol and breast cancer

According to a study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, drinking 30ml of alcohol or two alcoholic drinks per day increases your breast cancer risk by 80%. Another study by the American Cancer Society found that even an average of one drink a day or less increased a postmenopausal woman’s chance of breast cancer by 30%, compared to women who did not take alcohol at all.

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