Alcohol's Health Effects: Breast Cancer Risks

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Alcohol's Health Effects Breast Cancer Risks From Buddy T, your Guide to Alcoholism Researchers admit they do not know how alcohol raises the risk of breast cancer, however they suspect drinking alcohol alters levels of the female hormone estrogen. Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risks Alcohol Use Risky for Postmenopausal Women Older women with a history of alcohol use are significantly more likely than nondrinkers to be diagnosed with hormonally sensitive forms of breast cancer. One Drink a Day Ups Breast Cancer Risk After studying the cases of more than 150,000 women worldwide, British researchers have concluded that drinking as little as one drink a day increases the risk of breast cancer. Drinking and Breast Cancer Women who are frequent drinkers and who have a close relative who has had breast cancer are more than twice as likely to develop breast cancer themselves than those who do not drink. Heavy Drinking Increases Breast Cancer Risk Women who drink run the risk of getting breast cancer and that risk is directly related to the amount of alcohol they consume, according to new reports. HRT, Drinking and Breast Cancer Women who are undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and who drink just one drink a day double their chances of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. New Breast Cancer Risk Found Women who drink moderate to high quantities of alcohol during pregnancy could be contributing to an increased risk of breast cancer among their daughters. Did You Know... Alcohol and AIDS There are two reasons to investigate connections between alcohol and AIDS - alcohol may adversely affect the immune system and may influence high-risk sexual behavior. This email is written by: Buddy T Alcoholism Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Alcohol's Health Effects' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement