Binge drink 'breast cancer link'

Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition

Date: 2006-10-20 06:05:44

Binge drink 'breast cancer link'

... , the more you are increasing your risk of breast cancer and other diseasesSimon Morgan-Jones Mr Morgan-Jones said: "If you go into any town centre of a weekend night, you see kids of the age of 13-14 upwards, certainly drinking well over the recommended units a day and much more than is wise anyway. "With breast cancer, it seem that excessive alcohol intake increases the amount of oestrogen in the body, and we know that overexposure to oestrogen is a risk factor, probably the biggest." "We would certainly recommend that women do not drink in e ...

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