Drinking history linked to breast cancer risk: BMI under 25. (body mass index).(Clinical Rounds)
Publication: Internal Medicine News
Publication Date: 01-NOV-03
Author: Splete, Heidi
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WASHINGTON -- Lifetime consumption of alcohol averaging about one to two drinks per day was associated with a 40% increase in breast cancer risk in women and was particularly strong among those with a body mass index of less than 25 and a gene for fast metabolism of alcohol.
That finding emerged from a study of more than 2,000 women presented by Dr. Mary Beth Terry at the...
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