Methylation Biomarker of Chronic Heavy Alcohol Consumption (HAC), but Not Acute HAC, Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Accordingly, this study indicates a strong effect of chronic HAC, but not short-term HAC, on mortality, further highlights the limitations of self-reported alcohol use in the prediction of all-cause mortality and indicates the value of assessing HAC in addition to smoking.
Authors
- Robert A. Philibert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-4977)
- Steven R. H. Beach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8053-7761)
- Jeffrey D. Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7181-9652)
- James A. Mills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3101-7249)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- Behavioral Diagnostics (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genes
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/genes17010070
- Primary Topic
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Cancer Institute