Chunk #29 — Possibility 2: Alcohol as a Weak Cumulative Breast Carcinogen — Summary

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Moderate alcohol consumption and breast cancer in women: from epidemiology to mechanisms and interventions.

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In summary, epidemiologic studies are consistent with alcohol acting as a cumulative carcinogen, and possibly a tumor promoter as well. Figure 2 illustrates these alternatives, as well as some of the most plausible mechanisms discussed above.