New research provides evidence that daily drinking increases a woman's likelihood of developing breast cancer. Harvard researchers concluded after studying 6 long term studies, including more than 320,000 women, that the added breast cancer risk, while modest with one daily drink, increases steadily with every glass. For example, a woman who averages 4 glasses of wine a day has a 40 percent greater risk of developing the disease than nondrinkers. This is not to say that a daily glass of wine is bad for you, studies suggest that a glass a day helps most hearts.

What to do?
Talk with your doctor and know your family history of heart disease and breast cancer to weigh your particular risks.

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Breast Cancer Statistics
& what they REALLY mean
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The HRT Solution:
Optimizing Your Hormone Potential
by Marla Ahlgrimm, John M. Kells, Christine Macgenn

The authors' three-part strategy tailors the benefits of hormone replacement therapy to individual needs and includes a saliva test to determine which hormones a woman needs; supplementation with natural, bio-identical hormones in custom doses; and monitoring of hormone levels and bone metabolism

The Feisty Woman's Breast Cancer Book
by Elaine Ratner

Breaking down the taboos associated with breast cancer and its treatment, Elaine Ratner shows that this illness does not have to be a nightmare, and that most women who contract it can take charge of their experience and come out whole. She begins her book with a list of 18 insights learned from her experience with breast cancer, including:
*Surround yourself with people who make you feel good
*The human body is a miraculous healing machine
*Nobody really knows much about breast cancer
*A breast is completely expendable
In addition to offering down-to-earth advice, Ratner discusses the paternalistic attitudes of the medical establishment toward women, the exaggeration of breast cancer statistics, and the way our culture shapes
women's attitudes toward their bodies.

Be A Survivor:
Your Guide to Breast Cancer Treatment
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by Vladimir Lange
This impressive new book is unlike anything currently available at your local bookstore. It combines the latest medical knowledge from experts in the field with words of wisdom from survivors, and uses photographs and exceptional color graphics to make the most difficult concepts easy to understand. Developed by a physician whose wife, also a physician, was diagnosed with breast cancer