Studying Breast Cancer and Alcohol
Numerous research studies have concluded that alcohol consumption can increase the risk of breast cancer in women. Women who drink an average of two drinks of alcohol per day may have a higher risk of developing breast cancer over a woman that is only drinking one alcoholic drink per day. This risk can increase even more by drinking an additional alcoholic drink each day. By drinking lower levels of alcohol each day this risk of breast cancer can be reduced. Breast cancer can be a dangerous type of cancer for women. And drinking high levels of alcohol could double your chance of getting breast cancer. Women who drink three or more alcoholic drinks a day could possibly increase their chances for breast cancer up to thirty percent.
Even more deadly is the issue of heart disease in women. It causes a higher mortality rate than breast cancer each year. A smaller percentage of women die from breast cancer each year as compared to heart disease. Breast cancer in men is known to be rare because of less tissue in the breast, but there has been no proven evidence saying that alcohol effects vary between men and women. In men alcohol could also increase the risk of breast cancer but the chance of men getting breast cancer is much lower. Young to middle aged women have a lower risk of breast cancer even with drinking alcohol. The risk of breast cancer does increase as you get older and if you are a regular drinker. At an older age breast cancer can affect about nine of every one hundred women. Drinking one alcoholic drink each day can raise your chances of breast cancer about one percentage point. Drinking more then one drink each day can raise it even higher.
One of the best supplements to aid in the reduction of breast cancer is folic acid. Foods that contain this are dark green vegetables, dried beans, peas, orange juice and other citrus juices and citrus fruits. So if these foods are not in your diet it is a wise choice if you include them each day in your diet. If you have a high folic intake and drink alcohol your breast cancer risk is lower. About the only way that you can ensure that you will not have a breast cancer risk from drinking alcohol is to abstain from drinking any kind of alcohol. For more information about breast cancer please read our eBook “Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know“
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