Does light alcohol consumption affect your breast cancer risk?
https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/light-alcohol-and-breast-cancer
Full article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acer.13071/abstract
Alcohol is known to increase breast cancer risk, but does that include light consumption? This study indicates that some breast cancer occurrences and mortality is due to light alcohol consumption. (06/21/16)
Questions To Ask Your Health Care Provider
- How does alcohol consumption affect my breast cancer risk?
- I drink more than 1 alcoholic drink per day. Should I cut back?
- What are other lifestyle changes I can make to lower my breast cancer risk?
Open Clinical Trials
The following studies focus on nutrition and cancer prevention.
Breast cancer
- NCT03448003: Comprehensive Lifestyle Change To Prevent Breast Cancer. This trial looks at how well lifestyle changes work to prevent breast cancer. Premenopausal women 18 years and older with intact breasts and ovaries are eligible.
Colorectal cancer
- NCT05396846: My Best GI Eating Study. This study tests three diets in people who are overweight and who have an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
- NCT04192071: Virtual Human Delivered Nutrition Module for Colorectal Cancer Prevention. This study develops and tests an interactive nutrition module for use with colorectal cancer screening to learn which messages and graphics promote understanding of cancer risk and promote screening.
Visit our Featured Research Page and Research Search and Enroll Tool to find additional studies enrolling people with or at high risk for cancer.
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