TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol intake and risk of cancers of the colon and rectum
AU - Tavani, Alessandra
AU - Ferraroni, Monica
AU - Mezzetti, Maura
AU - Franceschi, Silvia
AU - Lo Re, Angelo
AU - La Vecchia, Carlo
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The relationship between alcohol drinking (mainly wine) and risk of colon and rectal cancer was considered in a case-control study conducted between 1991 and 1996 in six Italian centers. Cases were 1,225 patients 51.82 g ethanol/day) were 1.01 for colon cancer and 0.90 for rectal cancer, and those for exdrinkers were 1.20 and 1.07, respectively. The OR for wine drinkers in the highest quartile of intake were 1.07 for colon cancer and 0.97 for rectal cancer. No association was found with duration of the habit, time since starting, or age at starting. Among ex-drinkers, no association appeared with time since stopping. No significant heterogeneity was found across strata of age at diagnosis, sex, education, smoking status, physical activity, family history of colorectal cancer, β-carotene, vitamin C, coffee, total fiber and folate intake, and number of meals per day. No significant association appeared for various intestinal subsites.
AB - The relationship between alcohol drinking (mainly wine) and risk of colon and rectal cancer was considered in a case-control study conducted between 1991 and 1996 in six Italian centers. Cases were 1,225 patients 51.82 g ethanol/day) were 1.01 for colon cancer and 0.90 for rectal cancer, and those for exdrinkers were 1.20 and 1.07, respectively. The OR for wine drinkers in the highest quartile of intake were 1.07 for colon cancer and 0.97 for rectal cancer. No association was found with duration of the habit, time since starting, or age at starting. Among ex-drinkers, no association appeared with time since stopping. No significant heterogeneity was found across strata of age at diagnosis, sex, education, smoking status, physical activity, family history of colorectal cancer, β-carotene, vitamin C, coffee, total fiber and folate intake, and number of meals per day. No significant association appeared for various intestinal subsites.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9631493
AN - SCOPUS:0031839708
VL - 30
SP - 213
EP - 219
JO - Nutrition and Cancer
JF - Nutrition and Cancer
SN - 0163-5581
IS - 3
ER -