Drinking is widely recognized as a breast cancer risk; a study of more than 320,000 women found that those who drank more than moderately increased their chances of developing the cancer by up to 41 percent. But a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in April suggests that moderate drinking may improve chances of surviving the disease, in part because of those cardiovascular benefits.“"Women consuming moderate levels of alcohol, either before or after diagnosis, experienced better cardiovascular and overall survival than nondrinkers," wrote Polly A. Newcomb, Ph.D., head of the Cancer Prevention Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the study’s principal investigator. But more research needs to be done to confirm the findings.