All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study by Kaiser Permanente Researchers has found that the effects of alcohol on breast cancer are the same, regardless of whether a woman drinks wine, beer, or liquor. The ethyl alcohol found in those drinks and the quantity consumed are the factors that weigh heavily on breast cancer risk. Researchers believe the increased risk from three or more drinks a day is similar to the increased breast cancer risk from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day or more. They claim that "Population studies have consistently linked drinking alcohol to an increased risk of female breast cancer, but until now there has been little data, most of it conflicting, about an independant role played by the choice of beverage type."
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Are you searching for healthy, alternative ways to take care of yourself? Looking for ways to boost your body, mind and spirit? If so, holistic medicine may be the path for you. Based in NYC, Christopher Trahan O.M.D., LAc., is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and a Licensed Acupuncturist (NY, NJ, NM) who uses Chinese and Western Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture and Homeopathy into his practice. He is also the head of the Olympus Center for Holistic and Integrative Medicine.