Missed warnings about booze and breast cancer - MSNBC

Many women were surprised by a recent study linking consumption of alcoholic beverages to an increased risk of breast cancer.

I was shocked, not by the results of the study, but by how many people — even colleagues in the news business — had never heard of the association before.

Scientific studies showing an increased risk of breast cancer for female drinkers have appeared hundreds of times over the past 20 years....