Familial Risk of Breast Cancer Raised by Alcohol [07/30/2001; Reuters Health] NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking alcohol daily may more than double the risk of developing breast cancer among women with a close relative with the disease, but is unlikely to have an effect among women with no such family history, a study at the Mayo Clinic found. ``Our findings suggest that women with a family history of breast cancer, primarily close relatives, are placing themselves at further risk by consuming alcohol daily,'' co-author author Dr. Thomas A. Sellers, professor of epidemiology at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Rochester, Minnesota, told Reuters Health. Earlier studies have found a link between breast cancer and drinking, but this was the first study to specify that women who drank daily and had a close blood relative with the disease were at greater risk than those with more distant relatives with breast cancer. Brit J Cancer, 7/03 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.