Aims: To update epidemiological data on alcohol and breast cancer, with special emphasis
on light alcohol consumption, and to review mechanisms of alcohol mediated mammary …

The objective of this study was to outline the biological pathways of alcohol‐attributable
breast cancer, the epidemiological risk relationship between alcohol consumption and …

Alcohol consumption by adult women is consistently associated with risk of breast cancer.
Several questions regarding alcohol and breast cancer need to be addressed. Menarche to …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, and it is second
among cancer deaths in women. Results of most epidemiologic studies, as well as of most …

Objective Most epidemiologic studies have suggested an increased risk of breast cancer
with increasing alcohol intake. Using data from 274,688 women participating in the …

Globally, more than 2 million new cases of breast cancer are reported annually. The United
States alone has more than 496,000 new cases every year. The worldwide prevalence is …

Objective To give an up-to-date assessment of the association of alcohol with female breast
cancer, addressing methodological issues and shortfalls in previous overviews. Methods …

Epidemiologic studies indicate that moderate alcohol consumption increases breast cancer
risk in women. Understanding the mechanistic basis of this relationship has important …

The association of alcohol consumption with increased risk for breast cancer has been a
consistent finding in a majority of epidemiologic studies during the past 2 decades. Herein …

Alcohol intake has been associated to breast cancer in pre and postmenopausal women;
however results are inconclusive regarding tumor hormonal receptor status, and potential …