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Alcohol Intake and Colorectal Cancer Risk in the Multiethnic Cohort Study.
Alcohol consumption may increase the odds of acquiring colorectal cancer.
This research work investigated the impact of alcohol intake on the incidence of colorectal cancer. A team of scientists monitored the alcohol consumption levels and rate of colorectal cancer diagnosis in a study population comprising of more than 190,000 black, Native Hawaiian, Japanese-American, Latino, and white persons residing in Hawaii and California.
The research team observed a high prevalence of colorectal cancer among alcohol drinkers in all the different ethnic groups, except among the blacks. Evidence from this study show that fondness for alcohol might be a contributing factor to the high rates of colorectal cancer in the United States.
Research Summary Information
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2019
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Park SY, Wilkens LR, Setiawan VW, Monroe KR, Haiman CA, Le Marchand L.
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Cancer Epidemiology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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