Serum Hormones and the Alcohol-Breast Cancer Association in Postmenopausal Women

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Authors

Joanne F. Dorgan · Fox Chase Cancer Center

David J. Baer · United States Department of Agriculture

Paul S. Albert · National Institutes of Health

J T Judd · United States Department of Agriculture

Ellen Brown · United States Department of Agriculture

Donald K. Corle · National Institutes of Health

W S Campbell

Abstract

Results suggest a possible mechanism by which consumption of one or two alcoholic drinks per day by postmenopausal women could increase their risk of breast cancer.

Topics & Keywords

Nutritional Studies and Diet Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Cancer Risks and Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 93, Issue 9, pp. 710-715

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/93.9.710

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