Moderate alcohol intake and cancer incidence in women.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: With the exception of breast cancer, little is known about the effect of moderate intakes of alcohol, or of particular types of alcohol, on cancer risk in women. METHODS: A total of 1,280,296 middle-aged women in the United Kingdom enrolled in the Million Women Study were routinely followed for incident cancer. Cox regression models were used to calculate adjusted relative risks and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for 21 site-specific cancers according to amount and type of alcohol...

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Authors: Allen, N; Beral, V; Casabonne, D; Kan, S; Reeves, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
• Volume: 101
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 296-305
• Publication date: 2009-03-01
• DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn514
• EISSN: 1460-2105
• ISSN: 0027-8874
• Language: English
• Keywords: Alcoholic Beverages; Female; Humans; Incidence; Odds Ratio; Prospective Studies; Wine; Socioeconomic Factors; Smoking; Cohort Studies; Risk Factors; Research Design; Million Women Study Collaborators; Proportional Hazards Models; Neoplasms; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Questionnaires; Registries; Risk Assessment; Alcohol Drinking; Great Britain; Middle Aged; Aged