Alcohol intake and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a pooled analysis from the BEACON Consortium
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Alcohol intake is a strong and well established risk factor for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), but the association with oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OA) or adjacent tumours of the oesophagogastric junction (OGJA), remains unclear. Therefore, the association of alcohol intake with OSCC, OA, and OGJA was determined in nine case-control studies and two cohort studies of the Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium (BEACON).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Information was collected on alcohol intake, age, sex, education, body mass index, gastro-oesophageal reflux, and tobacco smoking from each study. Along with 10 854 controls, 1821 OA, and 1837 OGJA, seven studies also collected OSCC cases (n=1016). Study specific ORs and 95% CIs were calculated from multivariate adjusted logistic regression models for alcohol intake in categories compared to non-drinkers. Summary risk estimates were obtained by random effects models.
RESULTS: No increase was observed in the risk of OA or OGJA for increasing levels of any of the alcohol intake measures examined. ORs for the highest frequency category (>/=7 drinks per day) were 0.97 (95% CI 0.68 to 1.36) for OA and 0.77 (95% CI = 0.54 to 1.10) for OGJA. Suggestive findings linked moderate intake (eg, 0.5 to /=7 drinks per day 9.62, 95% CI 4.26 to 21.71).
CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to OSCC, higher alcohol consumption was not associated with increased risk of either OA or OGJA. The apparent inverse association observed with moderate alcohol intake should be evaluated in future prospective studies.
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Authors
Freedman N.D.; Murray L.J.; Kamangar F.; Abnet C.C.; Cook M.B.; Nyren O.; Ye W.; Wu A.H.; Bernstein L.; Brown L.M.; Ward M.H.; Pandeya N.; Green A.C.; Casson A.G.; Giffen C.; Risch H.A.; Gammon M.D.; Chow W.H.; Vaughan T.L.; Corley D.A.; Whiteman D.C. -
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Gut, 60(8):1029-37 -
Published Date
14 march 2011
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