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Smoking, alcohol consumption and risk of Dupuytren's disease: a Mendelian randomization study
An individual's love for alcohol may make him/her highly prone to suffering from Dupuytren's disease. Dupuytren's disease (DD), also known as Dupuytren's contracture, Viking disease, or palmar fibromatosis, is a condition that results in progressive...
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Alcohol Drinking Pattern and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Greater intake of alcohol may drive up head and neck cancer risk in men and women. This study assessed the risk of developing cancer in the head and neck region based on the level of consumption of alcohol. Researchers followed more than 11.7 million...
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Habitual Alcohol Intake and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Young Adults in Korea
Alcohol consumption may foster the onset of atrial fibrillation in young adults. This study investigated whether alcohol drinking is tied to the development of atrial fibrillation in young adults. Researchers gathered information on the occurrence of...
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Alcohol consumption and risk of myelodysplastic syndromes: A meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.
Regular drinking of alcohol may raise an individual's chances of developing myelodysplastic syndromes. Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders that impair the ability of the bone marrow to produce normal blood cells. This research work...
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Alcohol consumption and risk of melanoma among women: pooled analysis of eight case-control studies.
Women who are frequent consumers of alcohol may be more prone to develop melanoma. This study examined alcohol consumption in relation to the development of melanoma in women by meta-analysis. Eight case-control studies were included in this...
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Is heavy alcohol consumption an attributable risk factor for cancer-related deaths among Japanese men?
Fondness for alcohol may up death toll from cirrhosis, liver, esophageal, and head and neck cancer in men. Does heavy consumption of alcohol affect a man's chances of dying from cancer? This study set out to provide answer to this question. Researchers...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/liver-cancer/is-heavy-alcohol-consumption-an-attributable-risk-factor-for-cancer-related-deaths-among-japanese-men -
Cancer incidence attributable to alcohol consumption in Alberta in 2012
Low, moderate, and heavy drinking of alcohol may spur the development of different types of cancer, liver, oral, pharyngeal, colorectal, and breast cancer. This study compared the prevalence of cancer between consumers and non-consumers of alcohol....
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Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Alcohol consumers are highly vulnerable to oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, esophageal (squamous cell carcinoma), liver, breast, and colorectal cancers. This study investigated the correlation between alcohol intake and cancer risk. A dozen of the...
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Alcohol Significantly Increases Cancer Risk
Cancer is the second leading cause of deaths worldwide. Each year, over 12 million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 7 million persons die from cancer annually. Cancer accounts for nearly 1 in every 6 deaths recorded worldwide. These...
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Alcohol drinking and colorectal cancer risk: an evaluation based on a systematic review of epidemiologic evidence among the Japanese population.
Regular consumers of alcohol are highly predisposed to colorectal cancer. This research work evaluated the correlation between alcohol consumption and colorectal cancer development risk. Researchers analyzed data on alcohol intake and colorectal risk...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/alcohol-drinking-and-colorectal-cancer-risk-an-evaluation-based-on-a-systematic-review-of-epidemiologic-evidence-among-the-japanese-population -
Alcohol drinking and colorectal cancer in Japanese: a pooled analysis of results from 5 cohort studies.
Regular consumers of alcohol are more prone to develop colorectal cancer than non-consumers of alcoholic products. This research work was carried out to determine the effect of alcohol consumption on colorectal cancer risk in Japanese men and women....
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/alcohol-drinking-and-colorectal-cancer-in-japanese-a-pooled-analysis-of-results-from-5-cohort-studies -
Alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of distal colon and rectal cancer in Japanese men: the Miyagi Cohort Study.
Heavy alcohol drinkers are more likely to develop colorectal cancer than non-consumers of alcoholic beverages. This study investigated the effect of alcohol consumption on colorectal cancer risk. Researchers examined the alcohol intake of 25,279...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/alcohol-consumption-is-associated-with-increased-risk-of-distal-colon-and-rectal-cancer-in-japanese-men-the-miyagi-cohort-study -
Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Alcohol use may precipitate the development of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). This meta-analysis looked at the probability of developing gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) among consumers and non-consumers of alcohol. Researchers...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/alcohol/alcohol-consumption-and-the-risk-of-gastroesophageal-reflux-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis -
Alcohol Use and the Risk of Communicable Diseases
Alcohol intake may raise an individual's risk of suffering from communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, HIV, and COVID-19 infection. This study analyzed the impact of alcohol consumption on the burden of communicable diseases....
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Alcohol and the risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fondness for alcohol may predispose an individual to contracting pneumonia. The aim of this study was to determine whether an association exists between alcohol intake and the likelihood of having community-acquired pneumonia. Researchers...
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Risk of pancreatitis according to alcohol drinking habits: a population-based cohort study.
A surge in pancreatitis risk is associated with alcohol consumption. This study explored the relationship between the use of alcohol and the chances of developing pancreatitis. A group of researchers from the Danish National Institute of Public...
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Systematic review with meta-analysis: alcohol consumption and the risk of colorectal adenoma.
Alcohol drinking may elevate the risk of colorectal cancer. It has been established that most adenomas in the colon and rectum develop into cancerous cells and tumors in the large bowel. This study investigated the hypothesis that alcohol consumption...
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Alcohol consumption increases the risk of fatal breast cancer (United States).
Alcohol consumption may increase the odds of dying from breast cancer in post-menopausal women. This study examined alcohol use in relation to mortality from breast cancer. Researchers at the American Cancer Society tracked the alcohol consumption...
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A pooled analysis of alcohol intake and colorectal cancer.
Increased consumption of alcohol may elevate colorectal cancer risk. This study evaluated the relation of alcohol intake to colorectal cancer development risk. Researchers systematically reviewed 22 case-control studies that examined alcohol...
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Alcohol consumption and risk of common cancers: evidence from a cohort of adults from the UK
Passionate consumers of alcohol may be at risk of developing different types of cancer, including breast, colorectal, and lung cancer. Does alcohol intake promote the development of cancer? This study was conducted to provide answer to this question....
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/breast-cancer/alcohol-consumption-and-risk-of-common-cancers-evidence-from-a-cohort-of-adults-from-the-uk
