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Friday, July 10, 2009

Lifetime consumption of alcoholic beverages and risk of 13 types of cancer in men: Results from a case–control study in Montreal
Cancer Detection and Prevention Volume 32, Issues 5-6, 2009, Pages 352-362

The aim of the study was to investigate the association between lifetime consumption of alcoholic beverages and cancer risk.

For several cancers (oesophagus, stomach, colon, liver, pancreas, lung, prostate) there was evidence of increased risk among alcohol consumers compared with abstainers and occasional drinkers. For most sites, it was beer and to a lesser extent spirits consumption that drove the excess risks.

Our results support the hypothesis that moderate and high alcohol intake levels over the lifetime might increase cancer risk at several sites.


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