Alcohol Is a Known Cause of Breast Cancer. Most Oncologists Never Tell Their Patients.

She woke up in the night with a feeling she couldn't explain. The mammogram letter said she was clear. She went back anyway. The radiographer found a five-and-a-half centimeter tumor the scans had missed for five years. His words: "I can see a woman with potentially life-saving instincts." Tabbin Almond trusted herself. It saved her life.IN THIS EPISODE:London advertising in the 1980s — lunches with Apple, Pepsi, Gillette, and a drinking culture nobody questionedHow Devon, an absent husband, and two small children became a bottle of wine every nightHypnotherapy that worked for seven and a half years — until a cancer diagnosis broke throughThe mammogram that missed everything — and the instinct that didn'tAlcohol as a known cause of breast cancer — and why her oncology team never mentioned itThe prosecco photograph: celebrating the end of radiotherapy before she knew the truthThe shame spiral of problem drinking: rules, broken promises, self-loathing, not answering the phoneWine to Water Coaching, The Alcohol Debate Podcast, and a business book shortlisted for Book of the YearFinishing on the HYROX podium at 66 after surgeons said she'd never lift her arm above her shoulderEPISODE SUMMARY:Tabbin's story has three acts: recognition (drinking that felt normal until it wasn't), instinct (trusting a feeling that saved her life when the medical system missed it), and transformation (turning survival into a mission). Now alcohol-free, thriving at 66, and coaching individuals and corporations on alcohol's hidden costs, she shares the information she wishes someone had given her — and the freedom she found when she finally did the work herself.ABOUT TABBIN:Certified alcohol freedom coach, Amazon bestseller, host of The Alcohol Debate Podcast, and founder of Wine to Water Coaching. HYROX competitor at 66. Based in Devon, England.CONNECT: https://www.winetowatercoaching.com/ The Alcohol Debate PodcastCOMMUNITY: https://www.wecandoitwomen.com/If this episode made you stop and think about your own drinking — or your body — trust that feeling. Join us at WeCanDoItWomen.com. A 5-star Apple Podcasts review helps more women find this show.