Drinking less may be the breast option to lessen your cancer risk

A new campaign aims to highlight the often-unremarked link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, writes Paula Andropoulos

24 October 2021 - 00:00 By Paula Andropoulos

October is national breast cancer awareness month, and in the US a new campaign is highlighting the often-unremarked link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer — the second-most prevalent cancer in women after skin cancer, and the second-most deadly after lung cancer...

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