Drinking pattern and time lag of alcohol consumption with colorectal cancer risk in US men and women
Based on 2 cohorts of health professionals, our findings suggest that the increased risk of CRC associated with alcohol intake is driven mainly by total quantity and remote intake. Former drinkers did not experience an immediate reduction in CRC risk after quitting or reducing consumption.
Authors
- Stephanie A. Smith‐Warner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3462-8608)
- Mingyang Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-0316)
- Edward L. Giovannucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6123-0219)
- Kenneth J. Mukamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8450-6970)
- Liming Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8261-3174)
- Eric B. Rimm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1402-7250)
- Jinhee Hur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0968-208X)
- Xinyi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0221-0525)
- Yin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6367-6583)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djae330
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Cancer Institute