The Korea Times
Click here for more articles by Kormedi.com. Research has found that breast cancer risk in middle-aged and older women is closely linked to everyday lifestyle habits. In particular, alcohol consumption and body weight have once again been confirmed as important risk factors. Researchers at the Daffodil Centre, a partnership between the Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney in Australia, followed 12,782 women for more than 20 years and found that women who drank alcohol or were overweight or obese had a higher risk of developing breast cancer. During the follow-up period from 1996 to 2019, 941 participants — 7.4 percent of the total — were diagnosed with breast cancer. “Regardless of the amount of alcohol consumed, women who drink had a significantly higher risk of breast cancer than those who do not,” said professor Xueqin Yu, an epidemiologist who led the study, adding, “Women who are overweight or obese also showed an increased risk.” According to the study, overweight or obese women had about a 23 percent higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to women
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