Alcohol consumption and survival after breast cancer diagnosis in Japanese women: A prospective patient cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unclear whether alcohol consumption may impact survival after breast cancer diagnosis. To clarify the association between pretreatment alcohol consumption and survival in breast cancer patients, a prospective patient cohort study was conducted.

Methods

The cohort comprised 1,420 breast cancer patients diagnosed during 1997-2013 at a single institute in Japan. Alcohol drinking and other lifestyle factors were assessed by questionnaire survey at the initial admission. The patients were followed until December 31, 2016. The crude associations of pretreatment alcohol intake with survival were evaluated by Kaplan-Meier analysis. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) controlled by confounders

SUBMITTER: Minami Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6853331 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature