Association of the Frequency and Quantity of Alcohol Consumption With Gastrointestinal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although total alcohol consumption is a known risk factor for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, few studies have attempted to assess the pattern of alcohol drinking in association with GI cancers.

Objective

To evaluate the relative association of the frequency of drinking vs the amount of alcohol consumed per occasion with the development of GI cancers.

Design, setting, and participants

A population-based retrospective cohort study used data from the Korean National Health Insurance System database on 11 737 467 participants without cancer who underwent a national health screening program from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2010. Participants were followed up from the year after their health screening date until they received a diagnosis of GI cancer, death,

SUBMITTER: Yoo JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8374610 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature