Abstract
The effect of alcohol consumption on overall cancer incidence is not clear. The aim of the paper is to estimate the impact of alcohol consumption on risk distribution of the 20 most common cancer types among men and women in the Western world.
Highlights
Cancer is a leading cause of death in the Western world
Breast cancer and prostate cancer are the most abundant cancer types for women and men, respectively; both cancer types have been reported to be positively associated with alcohol drinking
Further increases were observed in the 30-60 g alcohol/day for men at 1.05 and for women at 1.10 indicating a 5 and 10% increase in overall cancer risk for men and women respectively as compared to the non-drinkers and very light drinkers
Summary
Cancer is a leading cause of death in the Western world. The overall cancer death rate, has started to decline since the early 1990s [1,2]. Important risk factors most of which are lifestyle factors are: smoking, obesity, infections, physical inactivity, diet, occupational hazards, alcohol, reproductive factors, UV light/radiation, environmental pollutants and prescribed drugs. Their contribution to cancer incidence is considered to be relatively large, for smoking (about 30%), obesity (about 20%) and infections (about 15%) [3,4]. The effect of alcohol consumption on overall cancer incidence is not clear. The aim of the paper is to estimate the impact of alcohol consumption on risk distribution of the 20 most common cancer types among men and women in the Western world
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