Word: breasted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mary Catherine Raugust Howell '54, a pioneer fighter for the rights of women in the medical profession, died Feb. 5 of breast cancer, at her home in Watertown, Mass...
Women who consume two to five alcoholic drinks per day have a 40 percent greater chance of developing breast cancer than their non-drinking counterparts, according to a study of more than 300,000 women conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and 11 institutions in four countries...
Each additional drink per day was shown to increase a woman's risk of breast cancer by about nine percent...
...research teams selected more than 300,000 female volunteers who did not have breast cancer and followed them over a period of five to 11 years, depending on the specific study...
According to the study, 4,335 participants developed breast cancer. Participants were then asked to describe their diet and alcohol intake, and those who consumed a significant amount of alcohol on a regular basis showed higher instances of breast cancer...