For breast cancer survivors, regular consumption of alcohol may increase the risk for a recurrence of the disease, according to research presented this week at a conference of the American Association for Cancer Research in Houston. In a study of nearly 1,900 women who had initially been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer between 1997 and 2000, researchers found that those who had three to four drinks per week had a 30% higher risk of having a breast cancer recurrence compared with breast cancer survivors who did not drink.
