Alcohol Consumption Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

The quantity of alcohol consumed, and not the type consumed, is an indicator of increased breast cancer risk in women, according to Kaiser Permanente researchers who presented their findings Sept. 27 at the European CanCer Organization’s annual conference. In addition, the increased breast cancer risk from drinking three or more alcoholic drinks a day is similar to the increased breast cancer risk from smoking a pack of cigarettes or more a day, according to Kaiser Permanente researchers Yan Li, MD, PhD and Arthur Klatsky, MD.