SAN DIEGO - A large U.S. study has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of the most common type of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
My husband has always been the moderate drinker and just as happy to not drink alcohol as to drink it. It has been me who cares to indulge more than moderately! Ever the helpful husband, today he emailed me the following:
The analysis of data from more than 184,000 women is the biggest of three major studies to conclude that drinking raises the risk of breast cancer for older women, Jasmine Lew, a researcher at the National Cancer Institute and the study’s lead investigator said on Sunday. The research found that women who had one to two small drinks a day were 32 percent more likely to develop a hormone-sensitive tumor. Three or more drinks a day raised the risk by 51 per cent. “Regardless of the type of alcohol, the risk was evident,” said Lew, presenting the findings here at a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
About 70 percent of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have tumors that are positive for both the estrogen and progesterone receptors.
(Found on Yahoo NewsBy Deena Beasley; Editing by Cynthia Osterman )
Maybe I should just point him to the articles on drinking in moderation reduces death rates amongst men (husbands in particular)- I drink and he has a greater chance of living!
Just kidding of course! 
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Does binge drinking count?
I hope not!