Alcohol and cancers
A recent massive data analysis assessed the risk of cancer associated with alcohol ingestion, finding a marked dose-response curve and several unexpected cancers not typically associated with alcohol (see alcohol cancer risk BJCancer2014 in dropbox or DOI:10.1038/bjc.2014.579) Details : -- 572 studies were included in this analysis, with 486,538 cancer cases identified -- 409 case-control studies,163 cohort studies: 541 studies reported cancer incidence, 31 cancer mortality -- site of study: North America in 236, Europe in 184, Asia in 101, mixed or other areas in 51 -- adjusted estimates reported in 297 studies, occasional drinkers in the reference group in 138 Results : -- Relative risks (RRs) for heavy drinkers compared with nondrinkers and occasional drinkers, associated with a clear dose-risk relationship: -- oral and pharyngeal cancer : RR 5.13 -- pooled estimate for moderate and heavy drinke...