Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to the consumption of alcohol.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the proportion and numbers of cancers occurring in Australia in 2010 that are attributable to alcohol consumption.

Methods

We estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) of cancers causally associated with alcohol consumption using standard formulae incorporating prevalence of alcohol consumption and relative risks associated with consumption and cancer. We also estimated the proportion change in cancer incidence (potential impact fraction [PIF]) that might have occurred under the hypothetical scenario that an intervention reduced alcohol consumption, so that no-one drank >2 drinks/day.

Results

An estimated 3,208 cancers (2.8% of all cancers) occurring in Australian adults in 2010 could be attributed to alcohol consumption. The greatest

SUBMITTER: Pandeya N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4606742 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature