Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism
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Review Meta Analysis
Long-Term Alcohol Consumption and Breast, Upper Aero-Digestive Tract and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Cancers of female breast, upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) (oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus) and colorectum are causally related to alcohol consumption. Although alcohol consumption is likely to vary during life, the few studies that have explicitly measured lifetime consumption or intake over time have not been summarised. We therefore conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. ⋯ Our findings confirm dose-dependent associations between long-term alcohol intake and breast, UADT and colorectal cancer.