Long-term alcohol consumption and breast, upper aero-digestive tract and colorectal cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Jayasekara; RJ MacInnis; R Room; DR English

Journal article

Long-term alcohol consumption and breast, upper aero-digestive tract and colorectal cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Jayasekara, RJ MacInnis, R Room, DR English

Alcohol and Alcoholism | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agv110

Abstract

Aims: 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 metaanalysis. Methods: Studies were identified by searching the Medline, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) and Scopus databases through January 2015 using broad search criteria. Studies reporting relative risks (RR) for quantitatively defined categories of alcohol consumption ove..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Harindra Jayasekara Author

Robert MacInnis Author

Dallas English Author

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

H.J. was the recipient of a postgraduate scholarship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (#1017346). R.R.'s position was funded by the Victorian Department of Health and the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education.