A recent study by Kaiser Permanente Researchers has found that the effects of alcohol on breast cancer are the same, regardless of whether a woman drinks wine, beer, or liquor. The ethyl alcohol found in those drinks and the quantity consumed are the factors that weigh heavily on breast cancer risk. Researchers believe the increased risk from three or more drinks a day is similar to the increased breast cancer risk from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day or more. They claim that "Population studies have consistently linked drinking alcohol to an increased risk of female breast cancer, but until now there has been little data, most of it conflicting, about an independant role played by the choice of beverage type." Read more about All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Anita Jacobs juggles a hectic schedule. She travels all over the country as a corporate training lecturer, plus she’s an author and a mom. But just over a year ago, her world was turned upside down. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a lumpectomy and several rounds of grueling radiation. During the course of her treatment she discovered the beneficial effects of massage therapy on breast cancer. Read more about MASSAGE & BREAST CANCER
