Moderate Drinking Linked to Breast Cancer

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	Moderate Drinking Linked to Breast Cancer

Newfman

5-1-2007 6:10 PM

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5-2-2007 4:48 AM

michellezm

Damn! There goes my gin & tonic. Is nothing sacred?

5-2-2007 7:27 AM

dorine

Oh No! I thought 2 glasses of wine was good for us!

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WASHINGTON — Moderate alcohol consumption, or about two drinks a day, has often been touted as heart healthy in recent years, but a new study finds the same quantity causes cancer.
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Mice given the human equivalent of two drinks daily developed breast tumors that were nearly double the weight of those in their “dry” relatives.
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Nearly 179,000 U.S. women will develop <A href="http://www.livescience.com/healthday/603748.html">breast cancer</A> this year, according to the National Cancer Institute. Even so, scientists lack a strong grasp on why one woman develops the disease and another remains cancer free.
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