Link Between Alcohol & Cancer Risk

By: Robin Thibault, KARK 4 NEWS

Updated: April 14, 2008

A new study shows drinking raises the risk of breast cancer for older women. Women who had one to two small drinks a day were 32 percent more likely to develop a hormone-sensitive tumor. Three or more drinks a day raised the risk by 51 percent. Researchers say alcohol can interfere with how the body breaks down estrogen -- raising the cancer risk.

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