Alcohol drinking and risks of total and site-specific cancers in China: A 10-year prospective study of 0.5 million adults.

ABSTRACT: Alcohol drinking is associated with increased risks of several site-specific cancers, but its role in many other cancers remains inconclusive. Evidence is more limited from China, where cancer rates, drinking patterns and alcohol tolerability differ importantly from Western populations. The prospective China Kadoorie Biobank recruited >512 000 adults aged 30 to 79 years from 10 diverse areas during 2004 to 2008, recording alcohol consumption patterns by a standardised questionnaire. Self-reported alcohol consumption was estimated as grams of pure alcohol per week based on beverage type, amount consumed per occasion and drinking frequency. After 10 years of follow-up, 26 961 individuals developed cancer. Cox regression was used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence int

SUBMITTER: Im PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8359462 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature