Sunday, September 30, 2007

Even one drink a day may raise risk of breast cancer

Study finds, any type of alcohol, beer, wine, liquor, adds to woman's chance of getting breast cancer. Researcher Dr. Arthur Klatsky of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program in Oakland, California, revealed their findings at a conference in Barcelona. Women who had one or two drinks in a day increased their risk by 10 percent. Women who had more than three drinks a day raised their risk by 30 percent.

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