Alcohol-attributable burden of cancer in Argentina.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for several types of cancer. Alcohol consumption levels in Argentina are among the highest in the world, and malignant neoplasms are the second cause of death in the country. Public health strategies aimed at reducing alcohol consumption could possibly lead to a decrease in cancer burden. Alcohol-attributable burden has been estimated before in neighboring countries Chile and Brazil. We now aimed to quantify the burden for Argentina.

Methods

We obtained data on alcohol consumption levels from a national representative health survey and etiologic effect sizes for the association between alcohol and cancer from the most recent comprehensive meta-analysis. We estimated the number of alcohol-attributable cancer-related deaths and

SUBMITTER: van de Luitgaarden IAT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8764501 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature