A Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear from breast cancer survivors: Is it safe to drink alcohol? The new study, published August 9 in Cancer, is the largest prospective study to look at short-term alcohol use after breast cancer. The findings suggest drinking alcohol is not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer recurrence or dying from the disease. "We know that women who drink alcohol are at increased risk of developing breast cancer and that the risk increases as alcohol use increases," said lead author Marilyn Kwan , PhD, a research scientist with the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research .

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