Alcohol and breast cancer risk: Middle-aged women's logic and recommendations for reducing consumption in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to understand the factors shaping alcohol consumption patterns in middle-aged women (45-64), and to identify participant-driven population- and policy-level strategies that may be used to addresses alcohol consumption and reduce breast cancer risk.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews (n = 35) were conducted with 'middle-aged' women conversant in English and living in South Australia with no history of breast cancer diagnosis. Data were deductively coded using a co-developed framework including variables relevant to our study objectives. Women were asked about their current level of awareness of the association between alcohol and breast cancer risk, and their personal recommendations for how to decrease consumption in middle-aged Australian women.

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SUBMITTER: Meyer SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6374008 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature