Little is known about the association between alcohol and breast cancer by different tumor
characteristics. The study consisted of 184,418 postmenopausal women aged 50–71 years …

The association between alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk was examined in 519
newly incident, histologically confirmed cases of breast cancer diagnosed between 1982 …

Epidemiologic findings regarding the relation between alcohol consumption and risk of
breast cancer have been inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis (a quantitative review) …

Available epidemiological evidence indicates that alcohol intake is associated with a higher
risk of developing breast cancer. Plausible biological pathways include its effect on levels of …

Objective: To investigate the hypothesis that alcohol consumption increases the risk of
breast cancer mortality. Methods: We examined breast cancer mortality in relation to self …

BACKGROUND: Alcohol use is associated with breast cancer in many epidemiological
studies. Most, however, have measured risk from recent consumption patterns, and only a …

The relation between alcohol consumption and several causes of death, including breast
cancer, was examined in a population of 581, 321 women enrolled in a prospective study in …

The association between alcohol consumption and breast cancer was investigated in a case-
control study involving 1,524 cases and 1,896 controls identified through a nationwide …

Although many studies report that moderate-to-heavy alcohol intake increases breast cancer
risk, the effect of light alcohol consumption remains controversial, and a consistent pattern of …

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 …