US EditionWomen Face Unique Health Risks from Alcohol: Social Workers Are Key to Prevention
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Women Face Unique Health Risks from Alcohol: Social Workers Are Key to Prevention
Breast cancer is the leading alcohol-related cancer among women in the U.S., with alcohol-related cancer representing more than 16% of breast cancer cases nationally. The risk of breast cancer increases with the amount of alcohol consumed. For women, even one drink per day may increase the risk of breast cancer by 10%, with the risk increasing to 32% for women who have more than two drinks per day. Alcohol use is also linked to six other cancers,
Women should give up alcohol to avoid breast cancer Both the WHO and the Norwegian dietary guidelines are clear that we must drink as little alcohol as possible. – There is no safe level of alcohol intake when it comes to cancer, writes the World Health Organization (WHO). Now the British organization World Cancer Research Fund goes one step further with its new advice: Women should completely avoid alcohol to reduce the risk of getting breast …
Young women are more at risk of cancer than men. It is the alarm launched at the conference organized by the Mohre Observatory together with the Intergroup Style Parliamentary...
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