Breasts - Women

Long-term effects of alcohol use

Long-term alcohol use increases the risk of breast cancer, with higher use resulting in a higher risk of cancer.[9, 34, 55, 56] A significantly elevated risk is seen even from drinking one or two drinks of alcohol a day.[10] The risk increases on average by about 10% for every one standard drinkA drink containing 10 grams of alcohol. of alcohol per day.[16]

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