Researchers say women who have just one or two drinks a day increase their risk of breast cancer by 10 percent, regardless of whether it's beer, wine or liquor. One cancer expert calls it "a hugely underestimated riskfactor."
Previous studies have shown a link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, but there have been conflicting messages about the effects of different kinds of alcohol. They found no difference in the risk of developing breast cancer among women who drank wine, beer or liquor. But women who had one or two drinks a day increased their risk by 10 percent. Women who drank more than three drinks a day raised their risk by 30 percent.
The lead researcher, Dr. Arthur Klatsky of the U.S., says it's more evidence on why heavy drinkers should quit or at least cutdown.
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