Dr. Sarah Wakeman

So yes, you're over if you're drinking that size. Yep.

So yes, you're over if you're drinking that size. Yep.

Lower risk drinking.

Lower risk drinking.

You'd be in what we call moderate risk, which is associated with pretty much every form of cancer, which I think people don't know.

You'd be in what we call moderate risk, which is associated with pretty much every form of cancer, which I think people don't know.

Yes.

Yes.

Yeah. So the data is growing and really worrisome. So for breast cancer, so there's really, there's a few cancers that even at low risk limits, you see the risk begin to increase. So where we would say there's kind of no healthy, or there's no even like low risk amount. So breast and esophageal cancer, two examples of that.

Yeah. So the data is growing and really worrisome. So for breast cancer, so there's really, there's a few cancers that even at low risk limits, you see the risk begin to increase. So where we would say there's kind of no healthy, or there's no even like low risk amount. So breast and esophageal cancer, two examples of that.

So breast cancer, if you were to drink below those low risk limits, so in the US that would be fewer than seven drinks, but a drink in the US is five ounces of wine, which is smaller than that, or in the UK is below that 14 units. So it would be fewer than seven of that size glass of wine. We still see a slight increase in the risk of breast cancer. It's about a 5% increase.

So breast cancer, if you were to drink below those low risk limits, so in the US that would be fewer than seven drinks, but a drink in the US is five ounces of wine, which is smaller than that, or in the UK is below that 14 units. So it would be fewer than seven of that size glass of wine. We still see a slight increase in the risk of breast cancer. It's about a 5% increase.

So that means your risk of breast cancer would increase by about 5%. And that's not huge. So I think percent increase is kind of hard to do the math on. But if you think in the US, for example, the average woman has a 13% likelihood of getting breast cancer in their lifespan.

So that means your risk of breast cancer would increase by about 5%. And that's not huge. So I think percent increase is kind of hard to do the math on. But if you think in the US, for example, the average woman has a 13% likelihood of getting breast cancer in their lifespan.

Really? Yeah. Wow. Really high. So 5% increase would increase that to like 13.6 or so.

Really? Yeah. Wow. Really high. So 5% increase would increase that to like 13.6 or so.

In their life, yep.

In their life, yep.

Yeah.

Yeah.