No excess risk of colorectal cancer among alcoholics followed for up to 25 years

We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study among 179 398 Swedish patients hospitalised for alcoholism from 1970 to 1994, and found no excess risk for colorectal cancers, overall or at any anatomical subsite. Our findings challenge the hypothesis that alcohol intake is a risk factor f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ye, W, Romelsjö, A, Augustsson, K, Adami, H-O, Nyrén, O
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2003
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2376377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12671702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6600846
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Sumario:We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study among 179 398 Swedish patients hospitalised for alcoholism from 1970 to 1994, and found no excess risk for colorectal cancers, overall or at any anatomical subsite. Our findings challenge the hypothesis that alcohol intake is a risk factor for cancer of the large bowel.

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