>>> Understanding of disease grows all the time. One of my friends is a breast physician; she is very sure that consumption of alcohol (presumably those sweetened spirit-based concoctions) contributes to breast cancer in western women. <<
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>I didn't know breasts had their own specialists. What are breast doctors called? Mammarians? Orbologists? Hooterists?
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>Mike (wondering if it's too late to go to med school)

There are experts dealing with breast cancer - there is a FDA approval for Certified Mammiography Facilities. Of course the other specialist are going to deal with breast augmentation and those are going to be plastic surgons.

For info regaruding alochol and breast cancer - check out www.cancer.org ... or to be exact check here..
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/SPC/content/SPC_1_Breast_Cancer_and_Alcohol_Explainer_2002.asp
Its been a while since I looked at any of the info, but IF I remember right, the woman's age had a lot to do with this.