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Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk

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​If a female averages a drink per day between her first period and her first full-term pregnancy, she increases her risk of breast cancer by 13 percent, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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