TWO out of three women who
were cigarette smokers when
diagnosed with breast cancer
continued to smoke two years later,
a Bupa Health Foundation Health
and Wellbeing After Breast Cancer
study found, with only one in ten
heavy smokers likely to quit.
A diagnosis of breast cancer also
had little effect on the drinking
patterns of moderate to heavy
drinkers (even though consuming
excess alcohol increases the risk of
breast cancer recurrence and death
from breast cancer), with one in 12
drinking more than four drinks per
occasion at least once a week, two
years after being diagnosed with
breast cancer.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 10 Oct 11 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 10 Oct 11
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