abc: alcohol to breast cancer
19,345
breast/chest cancer cases were related to alcohol use last year
70%
of Latinx LGBTQ+ respondents in LA County self-report binge drinking in the past month
50%
of those also report being overdue for routine breast/chest screening
Research shows that one drink a day increases your risk of breast/chest cancer by 14%.
what is one drink?
How does alcohol increase your risk?
Alcohol increases levels of estrogen, which leads to denser breast/chest tissues increasing your risk.
Alcohol reduces levels of folate, which protects DNA from being damaged and turning into cancer.
Alcohol breaks down into acetaldehyde, which is a cancer-causing agent.
This campaign is brought to you by the Latinx Task Force of Los Angeles, with generous support from a City of Hope© Healthy Living Grant, UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity Community Seed Grant and a Breast Cancer Care & Research Fund Micro Grant.