TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of Alcohol Consumption and Cancer
AU - Schechter, Martin T.
AU - Chinn, Lauren L.
AU - Stockwell, Heather G.
AU - Matanoski, Genevieve M.
AU - Pollack, Earl S.
AU - Nomura, Abraham M.Y.
AU - Heilbrun, Lance K.
AU - Stemmermann, Grant N.
AU - Green, Sylvan B.
PY - 1984/7/26
Y1 - 1984/7/26
N2 - To the Editor: Pollack et al. (March 8 issue)* report a cohort study in which they claim to establish an etiologic association between alcohol consumption and the subsequent development of rectal carcinoma. In fact, their data appear to provide clear evidence against such an association. In Figure 1 of the article, the authors demonstrate that the observed association between alcohol consumption and rectal carcinoma is accounted for entirely by an association between the latter and beer consumption. Indeed, in only 1 of 10 alcohol-consumption categories (beer intake of more than 500 oz per month) is there a relative risk of.
AB - To the Editor: Pollack et al. (March 8 issue)* report a cohort study in which they claim to establish an etiologic association between alcohol consumption and the subsequent development of rectal carcinoma. In fact, their data appear to provide clear evidence against such an association. In Figure 1 of the article, the authors demonstrate that the observed association between alcohol consumption and rectal carcinoma is accounted for entirely by an association between the latter and beer consumption. Indeed, in only 1 of 10 alcohol-consumption categories (beer intake of more than 500 oz per month) is there a relative risk of.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198407263110412
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198407263110412
M3 - Letter
C2 - 6738621
AN - SCOPUS:0021167482
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 311
SP - 256
EP - 257
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 4
ER -