Light or moderate drinking is linked to alcohol related cancers, including breast cancer
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There is ample evidence of alcohol's effects on breast cancer even at low levels of average consumption.
“especially for breast cancer, there is ample evidence of alcohol's effects even at low levels of average consumption 177, 178, 179.”
From The relationship between different dimensions of alcohol use and the burden of disease—an update (2017) · cites this paper as [177]
No threshold for the effects of alcohol use on the risk of cancer has been detected.
“No threshold for the effects of alcohol use on the risk of cancer has been detected; however, especially for breast cancer, there is ample evidence of alcohol's effects even at low levels of average consumption 177, 178, 179.”
From The relationship between different dimensions of alcohol use and the burden of disease—an update (2017) · cites this paper as [177]
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“Even drinking as low as one drink on average is associated with increased risk for breast cancer [85, 86].”
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- Authors
- Rehm, J.
- Affiliations
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Rehm, J
- ORCID
- Rehm, J
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2015-08-18
- Volume
- 351
- Pages
- h4400
- ISSN
- 1756-1833 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1844764524
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Keywords
- alcohol consumption, light drinking, moderate drinking, alcohol-related cancer, breast cancer, alcohol and cancer risk
- MeSH terms
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, Female, Humans, Male, Neoplasms
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