Lifetime and baseline alcohol intake and risk of colon and rectal cancers in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC)

Ferrari, Pietro; Jenab, Mazda; Norat, Teresa; Moskal, Aurelie; Slimani, Nadia; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; K. Jensen, Majken; Boutron‐Ruault, Marie‐Christine; Clavel‐Chapelon, Françoise; Morois, Sophie; Rohrmann, Sabine; Linseisen, Jakob; Boeing, Heiner; Bergmann, Manuela; Kontopoulou, Dimitra; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Kassapa, Christina; Masala, Giovanna; Krogh, Vittorio; Vineis, Paolo; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; H. van Gils, Carla; Peeters, Petra; Bas Bueno‐de‐Mesquita, H.; C. Ocké, Marga; Skeie, Guri; Lund, Eiliv; Agudo, Antonio; Ardanaz, Eva; C. López, Dolores; Sanchez, Maria‐Jose; R. Quirós, José; Amiano, Pilar; Berglund, Göran; Manjer, Jonas; Palmqvist, Richard; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Allen, Naomi; Key, Tim; Bingham, Sheila; Mazuir, Mathieu; Boffetta, Paolo; Kaaks, Rudolf; Riboli, Elio

doi:10.1002/ijc.22966

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Lifetime and baseline alcohol intake and risk of colon and rectal cancers in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC)

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Authors:

Pietro Ferrari

Mazda Jenab

Teresa Norat

Abstract

Abstract Alcohol consumption may be associated with risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), but the epidemiological evidence for an association with specific anatomical subsites, types of alcoholic beverages and current vs. lifetime alcohol intake is inconsistent. Within the European Prospective Investigat...

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