Health chief's alcohol advice 'could have been better'

[Northerner]

England's chief medical officer has admitted she could have chosen her words better when she told women to "do as I do" and consider the risks of breast cancer when drinking wine.

Dame Sally Davies faced criticism for her remarks to a science and technology select committee hearing in February.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4, she claimed she wanted to highlight the low-risk guidance for drinking.

But she said she could have framed her comments better.

Dame Sally made the admission during her guest-editing slot on the Today programme where she discussed alcohol with wine writer Jancis Robinson.

Dame Sally said: "Let me start by saying I could have framed that better, couldn't I, when I was in front of the select committee.

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[mikeyB]

Don't see what she's got to apologise for to be honest. For sure, it's a hostage to fortune if she ever were to develop breast cancer. We tell folk to think about lung cancer every time they light up, after all.

But wine drinking is but one of the many risk factors, and not just for breast cancer.