Breast cancer: a bit of alcohol helps against disease

Women with breast cancer who drink a bit of alcohol per day have higher survival rates than other women suffering from the same disease.


To prove it, a study of the University of Cambridge (UK) in collaboration with the South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut (Egypt). Women with the disease have a 2% reduction in the risk of death for each unit of alcohol consumed per week.

Paul Pharoah, University of Cambridge, explains that «according to our study it is reasonable, if you received a diagnosis of breast cancer, to enjoy occasional drinks containing alcohol».