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jenbal · 01-04-2010, 10:18 PM

I've read a number of different reports on the BC-alcohol link but none have been clear about whether the general conclusions apply to HER2+ cancers. This latest report seems to suggest the link between alcohol and BC is in the way alcohol can affect circulating estrogen, so is there also a link with occurrence/recurrence of ER-/HER2+? And somewhere I read that folic acid supplements mitigate the risk . . . or am I just looking for an excuse to continue my imbibing?

01-04-2010, 10:18 PM	#6
jenbal Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	Re: Alcohol link to breast cancer recurrence I've read a number of different reports on the BC-alcohol link but none have been clear about whether the general conclusions apply to HER2+ cancers. This latest report seems to suggest the link between alcohol and BC is in the way alcohol can affect circulating estrogen, so is there also a link with occurrence/recurrence of ER-/HER2+? And somewhere I read that folic acid supplements mitigate the risk . . . or am I just looking for an excuse to continue my imbibing?