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Breast Cancer Patients Who Drink Non-Diet Soda Have Higher Death Risk
Breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened soda regularly are at increased risk for death from any cause and from breast cancer in particular, a new study suggests.
By David Hill-Buffalo
Compared to women who never or rarely drank non-diet soda, those who reported drinking non-diet soda five or more times per week had a 62% higher likelihood of dying from any cause, and were 85% more likely to die from breast cancer specifically.
Research on soda and breast cancer is fairly new, says study first author Nadia Koyratty, a PhD candidate in the epidemiology and environmental health department in the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo.
A study from the University at Buffalo suggests breast cancer patients who regularly drink sugar-sweetened soda are at increased risk for death from any cause and breast cancer in particular.