"About 60 per cent of all alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in New Zealand women are from breast cancer," said Professor Jennie Connor, the lead author of the new study. "While these alcohol-attributable cancer deaths are only 4.2 per cent of all cancer deaths under 80, what makes them so significant is that we know how to avoid them," explains Professor Connor. 65 estimated number of breast cancer deaths linked to alcohol consumption in women under 80. Alcohol and cancer in NZ, 2012236 estimated number of cancer deaths linked to alcohol consumption in people under 80. Around 600 New Zealand women die from breast cancer each year.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 27, 2016 17:02 UTC