JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Whether tobacco advertising and promotion increases the likelihood that youths will begin smoking has important public policy implications. ⋯ These findings provide the first longitudinal evidence to our knowledge that tobacco promotional activities are causally related to the onset of smoking.
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To assess the risk of invasive breast cancer associated with total and beverage-specific alcohol consumption and to evaluate whether dietary and nondietary factors modify the association. ⋯ Alcohol consumption is associated with a linear increase in breast cancer incidence in women over the range of consumption reported by most women. Among women who consume alcohol regularly, reducing alcohol consumption is a potential means to reduce breast cancer risk.