Alcohol & Breast Cancer: Is There a Connection?
Can alcohol increase the risk of breast cancer? In this episode of The Vitals, Dr. Elisa Port, Chief of Breast Surgery and Director of Mount Sinai’s Dubin Breast Center, breaks down the science, risks, and what every patient should know.
Dr. Port brings her expertise as a nationally recognized breast surgeon and leader in breast cancer research to shed light on what patients, families, and the public need to know about this important connection.
Leslie Schlachter [00:00:04:43 - 00:00:35:12] Hi. Welcome to the vitals. Mount Sinai Health System's newest video podcast. I'm Leslie Schachter, and I'm a neurosurgery physician assistant. I'm really excited to have Doctor Alisa Porte with us today. She is chief of breast surgery here at Mount Sinai Hospital. She specializes in treating patients with breast cancer or those at high risk of developing breast cancer. The reason we're going to talk to her today is to specifically talk about the new surgeon general's warning, which says that alcohol gives you an increased risk of developing cancer.
Leslie Schlachter [00:00:35:17 - 00:00:48:49] And breast cancer is one of those. So we're going to talk about how alcohol increases that risk. Signs and symptoms of what to look for and what the treatment looks like. We're really excited to have Doctor Port today. Thank you so much for being here today.
Dr. Port [00:00:49:02 - 00:00:50:32] Thank you for having me as always.
Leslie Schlachter [00:00:50:39 - 00:00:55:09] I was looking forward to spending time with you. Oh, right. Yeah. Before you do your part, astrum and.
Dr. Port [00:00:55:09 - 00:00:55:29] Out of the.
Leslie Schlachter [00:00:55:29 - 00:01:04:12] Podcast for sure before we get started. I had my mammogram last year, and it's perfect. Good. My pec muscles have gotten even bigger from all my hard work. All your hard.
Dr. Port [00:01:04:12 - 00:01:08:00] Work has paid off. So my congratulations.