Association of alcohol intake over the lifetime with colorectal adenoma and colorectal cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Consistent heavy alcohol intake and higher average lifetime alcohol drinking may increase CRC risk, whereas cessation may lower adenoma risk. Associations may differ by tumor site.
Authors
- Caitlin P. O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1068-4584)
- Andrew T. Kunzmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9363-566X)
- Erikka Loftfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-8748)
- S. I. Berndt
- Wen‐Yi Huang
- Kathryn Hughes Barry
- Kenechukwu Chudy‐Onwugaje
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.70201
- Primary Topic
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute