Alcohol Intake and Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women from the AMBER Consortium

Conclusions: Among African American women, similar to women of European descent, drinking ≥7 alcoholic dpw was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer regardless of subtype.
Impact: Alcohol intake is a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer, and reduced intake among African American women should be encouraged. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(5); 787–94. ©2017 AACR.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - April 30, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Williams, L. A., Olshan, A. F., Hong, C.-C., Bandera, E. V., Rosenberg, L., Cheng, T.-Y. D., Lunetta, K. L., McCann, S. E., Poole, C., Kolonel, L. N., Palmer, J. R., Ambrosone, C. B., Troester, M. A. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research