Light to moderate intake of alcohol, drinking patterns, and risk of cancer: results from two prospective US cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify risk of overall cancer across all levels of alcohol consumption among women and men separately, with a focus on light to moderate drinking and never smokers; and assess the influence of drinking patterns on overall cancer risk.

Design

Two prospective cohort studies.

Setting

Health professionals in the United States.

Participants

88,084 women and 47,881 men participating in the Nurses' Health Study (from 1980) and Health Professionals Follow-up Study (from 1986), followed until 2010.

Main outcomes and measures

Relative risks of cancer.

Results

19,269 and 7571 (excluding non-advanced prostate cancers) incident cancers were documented among women and men, respectively, over 3,144,853 person years. Compared with non-drinkers, li

SUBMITTER: Cao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4540790 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature