Regularly drinking even a small quantity of alcohol could increase the risk of breast cancer, say researchers.
A study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggested that between three and six small glasses of wine a week was linked to a 15% increase in risk.
The study, which followed 105,986 people for nearly 28 years, said the increase was "small".
Experts said cutting down on alcohol could reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Other studies have linked the effect of drinking alcohol to breast cancer, but the authors of this study argued that the effect of low-level drinking had not been fully explored.
In women who never consumed alcohol, there were 281 breast cancers per 100,000 women per year.
That increased to 333 cancers for people drinking between three and six glasses of wine per week. There was a much greater increase, to 413, for those consuming more than 19 glasses.
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