Please help spread the word that alcohol is a risk factor for breast cancer and support the Drink Less for Your Breasts Campaign by sharing with your followers and subscribers using the social media posts, images, videos, and informational resources below.
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Link directly to the campaign: @drinklessforyourbreasts (Instagram and Facebook) and drinklessforyourbreasts.org
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Social Media Posts
Instagram and Facebook Posts (English and Spanish)
EN: Alcohol increases your risk of breast cancer. Take care of yourself by learning more about the risk then share this with the women in your life – just one share makes a difference: drinklessforyourbreasts.org/all-about-risk/
ES: ¡Su salud es importante! La próxima vez que se sirva una trago, piense en lo que puede hacer para reducir su riesgo de cáncer de mama. Sus senos se lo agradecerán: drinklessforyourbreasts.org/todo-sobre-el-riesgo/
EN: No matter how much or what kind of alcohol you drink, if you were born female, alcohol increases your risk of breast cancer. Even if you drink small amounts. And the more you drink, the higher the risk. Learn more about this connection between alcohol and breast cancer. Your breasts will thank you! drinklessforyourbreasts.org/how-it-works/
ES: Cada año, entre 9000 y 22 000 mujeres desarrollarán cáncer de mama debido al consumo de alcohol. No estamos diciendo que deje el alcohol por completo, aunque si lo hace ¡la aplaudimos! Solo decimos que beba menos por sus senos. Ellos se lo agradecerán. drinklessforyourbreasts.org/como-funciona/
EN: Even at small amounts, like 1 drink a day, the risk of developing breast cancer increases and it keeps increasing with every drink. Now, there are lots of reasons why someone develops breast cancer, and many are out of our control. But reducing how much alcohol we consume is something we can do. Tap the link in our bio to get the facts. Learn, share, and spread the love! drinklessforyourbreasts.org/all-about-risk/
ES: No importa cuánto alcohol o qué tipo de alcohol beba; si ha nacido mujer, el alcohol aumenta su riesgo de cáncer de mama. Punto y aparte. No hay argumentos. Incluso si bebe pequeñas cantidades. Una bebida al día aumenta su riesgo de cáncer de mama en un 14 %. aproximadamente. drinklessforyourbreasts.org/todo-sobre-el-riesgo/
EN: Alcohol leaves a lasting impression. No matter how much or what kind you drink, if you were born female, alcohol increases your risk of breast cancer. Even if you drink small amounts. Tap the link in our bio to find out more. And share this with the women in your life. Breasts will thank you! drinklessforyourbreasts.org/all-about-risk/
ES: El alcohol deja una impresión duradera. No importa cuánto o qué tipo de bebida beba, si nació mujer, el alcohol aumenta su riesgo de cáncer de mama. Incluso si bebe pequeñas cantidades. Toque el enlace en nuestra biografía para obtener más información. Y comparte esto con las mujeres de tu vida. ¡Los senos te lo agradecerán! drinklessforyourbreasts.org/todo-sobre-el-riesgo/
EN: Many studies have looked at alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk. So we know from the data that the risk increases by about 14% for every alcoholic drink a day. This risk of 14% is based on the consumption of one alcoholic drink a day (7 a week) over time, that is, on a regular basis. If you have 7 drinks in a week, but then don’t drink for the next two months, your risk would be lower than someone who has 7 drinks each week. This also means that if you just have one less drink at your regular Friday night Zoom get-together, you are reducing your risk by 2%. drinklessforyourbreasts.org/all-about-risk/
ES: Muchos estudios han analizado el consumo de alcohol y el riesgo de cáncer de mama. Por lo tanto, sabemos por los datos que el riesgo aumenta en aproximadamente un 14% por cada bebida alcohólica al día. Este riesgo del 14% se basa en el consumo de una bebida alcohólica al día (7 a la semana) a lo largo del tiempo, es decir, de forma habitual. Si toma 7 tragos en una semana, pero luego no bebe durante los próximos dos meses, su riesgo sería menor que alguien que toma 7 tragos por semana. Esto también significa que si solo toma una bebida menos en su reunión habitual de Zoom los viernes por la noche, está reduciendo su riesgo en un 2%. drinklessforyourbreasts.org/todo-sobre-el-riesgo/
EN: What exactly is a “standard” drink? It’s a way of making sure that when we talk about having a beer or a glass of wine or a shot, we’re talking about the same amount of alcohol. In the US, a standard drink is any drink that has 0.6 ounces or 14 grams of pure alcohol. Both the size of the drink (like, how much wine you pour in your glass) and the alcohol content of what you’re pouring (as in, how much pure alcohol is in a certain amount of that wine) make a difference. So it isn’t just about counting the number of “drinks” you have, but also noticing the alcohol content of whatever you’re drinking. Check the label for the “%ABV” (which stands for ‘percent alcohol by volume’), check your drink size, and check our website to learn more: drinklessforyourbreasts.org/what-is-a-drink/
ES: Probablemente haya oído o leído sobre la idea de una bebida «estándar». Referirse a una bebida estándar es solo una forma de asegurarse de que cuando hablamos de tomar una cerveza o una copa de vino o un trago, estamos hablando de la misma cantidad de alcohol. En Estados Unidos, una bebida estándar es cualquier bebida que tenga 0,6 onzas o 14 gramos de alcohol puro (también conocido como etanol). Preste atención a la cantidad que bebe. No se trata solo de contar el número de «bebidas» que toma, sino también de fijarse en el contenido de alcohol de lo que está bebiendo. Si el contenido de alcohol es incluso un par de puntos porcentuales más alto o más bajo que el «estándar», supone una diferencia en la cantidad de alcohol que está consumiendo: drinklessforyourbreasts.org/que-es-una-bebida-estandar/
Other Instagram and Facebook Posts (English only)
Instagram and Facebook Carousels
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Campaign Videos
Mirror Girl — Our full-length commercial video in English and Spanish (30 sec).
Just One Drink a Day Increases Your Breast Cancer Risk — Young women learn that alcohol is a risk factor in English and English with Spanish subtitles (01:10)
Now that We Know — Young women discuss their thoughts & feelings after learning that alcohol increases their breast cancer risk in English and English with Spanish subtitles (1:07)
Interview with Lauren — Lauren talks intimately about her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis and what it means to know that alcohol increases her own risk in English (1:06)
