Two or more alcoholic drinks a day can increase a woman’s chances of having a specific kind of breast cancer — a type that accounts for roughly 70 percent of all breast cancer — new research shows.
In this so-called hormone receptor–positive breast cancer, a significant number of malignant cells have receptor proteins to which estrogen or progesterone can bind.
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