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    1. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

      1/ Alright, let’s talk about alcohol and breast cancer—the subject of our latest investigation. If you didn’t think they were connected, think again. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/did-drinking-give-me-breast-cancer/ …pic.twitter.com/FeORa10OPO

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    2. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

      2/ When MotherJones reporter @SMencimer was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 47, nothing added up. She didn’t fit any of the common indicators, such as being overweight or over 60 years old.

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    3. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

      3/ But when researching all the risks, one stood out: alcohol consumption. Alcohol can cause cancer, as this ad from Australia explains:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30bKA-oJtdo …

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    4. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

      4/ Doctors never really questioned Stephanie about her recreational drinking. They’d just nod and remark, “So you drink socially.”

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    5. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

      5/ But social drinking can increase the risk of breast cancer significantly—especially if a woman has multiple drinks in one sitting.

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    6. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

      6/ Women who have 2-3 drinks a day have a 15% risk of getting breast cancer—a 25% increase over those who don’t imbibe.pic.twitter.com/rCWF76ErPB

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      Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

      7/ When the @ASCO conducted a poll last year, 70% of Americans had no idea alcohol can cause cancer. How is it that so many of us are in the dark?https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/888217 …

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        2. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          8/ Stephanie dug into the history of alcohol companies’ marketing campaigns, which portray their drinks as healthy and target vulnerable populations like young women.pic.twitter.com/NvMzw9JGSf

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        3. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          9/ That ad from Australia? You’re not likely to see anything like that in the US, where alcohol companies regularly advertise their products as part of a healthy lifestyle, like this Super Bowl commercial from last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP-a8Pz5JnU …

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        4. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          10/ Alcohol brands have launched campaigns suggesting that they’re helping fight breast cancer, slapping pink ribbons on wine bottles and boasting of donations to charities.pic.twitter.com/Xlc9KeMEnc

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        5. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          11/ Advocates call this “pinkwashing,” arguing it obscures alcohol's proven breast cancer risk to the public. https://alcoholjustice.org/images/reports/AJ_Pinkwashing_Brief_2015_.pdf …pic.twitter.com/coL8YWM6h1

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        6. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          12/ As early as the 1960s, booze brands have been funding studies, many of which found that alcohol has health benefits. Like in this new $100 million study mostly paid for by, you guessed it, big alcohol companies like Anheuser-Busch and Heineken.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/health/nih-alcohol-study-liquor-industry.html …

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        7. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          13/ We will note that some researchers confirmed small amounts of alcohol can have health benefits for certain groups of people, like those who are already at risk of heart disease.

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        8. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          14/ In 1988, the @WHO declared alcohol a Group 1 carcinogen, meaning it was proven to cause cancer. Not long after, the wine industry lobbied to have alcohol’s cardiovascular health benefits added to the US dietary guidelines—and won.http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Dietary-Guidelines-Committee-Revises-Recommendations-on-Alcohol_20539 …

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        9. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          15/ Alcohol industry lobbying to make alcohol cheaper and more readily available has been on the uptick since the late ‘90s. Here are the millions of dollars the industry has spent, according to @OpenSecretsDC.pic.twitter.com/6h9Ps3c50s

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        10. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          16/ Read our story on how the industry downplayed alcohol’s cancer risk to women. As one researcher said: “Female consumers are more health conscious than male consumers. The female drinker is the last person you want to be a fully informed consumer.”https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/did-drinking-give-me-breast-cancer/ …

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        11. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones Apr 13

          17/17 And if you want to share what you think about this piece, let us know at:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/did-drinking-give-me-breast-cancer/#drinking …

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