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Breast cancer recurrence increases with alcohol use (access required)

by Amy Gillentine

Published: December 18,2009

Time posted: 9:40 am

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Even moderate consumption of alcohol can increase the risk of the recurrence of breast cancer. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente followed 1,897 survivors of early-stage invasive breast cancer, comparing those who drank with those who did not. The risk of recurrence was greater among postmenopausal, overweight and obese women — regardless of what kind of alcohol they ...





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