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The first study was prepared on the effects of alcohol on the breast concluded that their use increases the risk of benign breast disease (EBM), a risk factor for cancer.

Around 50% of women experience an EBM, which is characterized by the appearance of a lump or abnormality detected by mammography, and that a biopsy was performed whose result indicates no cancer cells.

“The critical period for certain exposures related to breast cancer occurs between menarche (first period) and first pregnancy, when mammary gland cells undergo rapid proliferation and may be more vulnerable to malignant transformation. Studies in adults suggest that alcohol intake increases by almost three times the risk of developing a breast tumor, “say the authors of the research, led by Catherine Berkey of Harvard University. (United States).

Published in the journal Pediatrics, the investigation involved 6.899 women when they were between nine and 15 years. All had been part of ‘Current Growth Study’ (GUTS, its acronym in English), including 9037 under 50 U.S. states. Information on alcohol consumption was collected through a survey when participants were between 16 and 23. Another interview was also conducted between 18 and 27, who also included questions on diseases of the breast. Read the rest of this entry »