A study published in the National Cancer Institute’s journal has correlated teen drinking and the prevalence of breast cancer in women.
According to the research, teen girls who start drinking younger and drink more have a 34 percent higher chance of developing breast cancer than normal. The same girls are also much more likely to have breast cancer if they start drinking early but have kids later on in life.
Previous studies indicated that breast cancer was more likely to manifest in adult women who consumed on average two drinks a day. The role of teenage drinking, however, was seldom considered.
The association between breast cancer and alcohol remains unclear, but alcohol has been found to increase the chances of liver, mouth, throat, and esophageal cancer.
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