Here’s to lowering your risk of cancer
The science is in. If you want to lower your risk of breast cancer (and six other cancers into the bargain), lowering your alcohol intake is a good place to start.
The link between alcohol and breast cancer
It may surprise you that one in five breast cancers in Australia are linked to alcohol consumption. A few less drinks a week won’t hurt, but it will reduce your risk of cancer.
Alcohol and your risk of cancer
Due to more research on the link between alcohol and cancer, we now have strong and consistent evidence that alcohol is a carcinogen.
In 2015, more than a third of alcohol-related deaths in Australia were due to cancer. A significant number of these cancers were linked to low or moderate drinking levels.
More information from Cancer Council on the link between alcohol and cancer.