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Lifetime and baseline alcohol intakes and risk of pancreatic cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study

Naudin, Sabine ; Li, Kuanrong ; Jaouen, Tristan ; Assi, Nada ; Kyrø, Cecilie ; Tjønneland, Anne ; Overvad, Kim ; Boutron-Ruault, Marie Christine ; Rebours, Vinciane and Védié, Anne Laure , et al. (2018) In International Journal of Cancer 143(4). p.801-812
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Recent evidence suggested a weak relationship between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer (PC) risk. In our study, the association between lifetime and baseline alcohol intakes and the risk of PC was evaluated, including the type of alcoholic beverages and potential interaction with smoking. Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, 1,283 incident PC (57% women) were diagnosed from 476,106 cancer-free participants, followed up for 14 years. Amounts of lifetime and baseline alcohol were estimated through lifestyle and dietary questionnaires, respectively. Cox proportional hazard models with age as primary time variable were used to estimate PC hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% confidence... (More)

Recent evidence suggested a weak relationship between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer (PC) risk. In our study, the association between lifetime and baseline alcohol intakes and the risk of PC was evaluated, including the type of alcoholic beverages and potential interaction with smoking. Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, 1,283 incident PC (57% women) were diagnosed from 476,106 cancer-free participants, followed up for 14 years. Amounts of lifetime and baseline alcohol were estimated through lifestyle and dietary questionnaires, respectively. Cox proportional hazard models with age as primary time variable were used to estimate PC hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% confidence interval (CI). Alcohol intake was positively associated with PC risk in men. Associations were mainly driven by extreme alcohol levels, with HRs comparing heavy drinkers (>60 g/day) to the reference category (0.1-4.9 g/day) equal to 1.77 (95% CI: 1.06, 2.95) and 1.63 (95% CI: 1.16, 2.29) for lifetime and baseline alcohol, respectively. Baseline alcohol intakes from beer (>40 g/day) and spirits/liquors (>10 g/day) showed HRs equal to 1.58 (95% CI: 1.07, 2.34) and 1.41 (95% CI: 1.03, 1.94), respectively, compared to the reference category (0.1-2.9 g/day). In women, HR estimates did not reach statistically significance. The alcohol and PC risk association was not modified by smoking status. Findings from a large prospective study suggest that baseline and lifetime alcohol intakes were positively associated with PC risk, with more apparent risk estimates for beer and spirits/liquors than wine intake.

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International Journal of Cancer
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0020-7136
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10.1002/ijc.31367
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  abstract     = {{<p>Recent evidence suggested a weak relationship between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer (PC) risk. In our study, the association between lifetime and baseline alcohol intakes and the risk of PC was evaluated, including the type of alcoholic beverages and potential interaction with smoking. Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, 1,283 incident PC (57% women) were diagnosed from 476,106 cancer-free participants, followed up for 14 years. Amounts of lifetime and baseline alcohol were estimated through lifestyle and dietary questionnaires, respectively. Cox proportional hazard models with age as primary time variable were used to estimate PC hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% confidence interval (CI). Alcohol intake was positively associated with PC risk in men. Associations were mainly driven by extreme alcohol levels, with HRs comparing heavy drinkers (&gt;60 g/day) to the reference category (0.1-4.9 g/day) equal to 1.77 (95% CI: 1.06, 2.95) and 1.63 (95% CI: 1.16, 2.29) for lifetime and baseline alcohol, respectively. Baseline alcohol intakes from beer (&gt;40 g/day) and spirits/liquors (&gt;10 g/day) showed HRs equal to 1.58 (95% CI: 1.07, 2.34) and 1.41 (95% CI: 1.03, 1.94), respectively, compared to the reference category (0.1-2.9 g/day). In women, HR estimates did not reach statistically significance. The alcohol and PC risk association was not modified by smoking status. Findings from a large prospective study suggest that baseline and lifetime alcohol intakes were positively associated with PC risk, with more apparent risk estimates for beer and spirits/liquors than wine intake.</p>}},
  author       = {{Naudin, Sabine and Li, Kuanrong and Jaouen, Tristan and Assi, Nada and Kyrø, Cecilie and Tjønneland, Anne and Overvad, Kim and Boutron-Ruault, Marie Christine and Rebours, Vinciane and Védié, Anne Laure and Boeing, Heiner and Kaaks, Rudolf and Katzke, Verena and Bamia, Christina and Naska, Androniki and Trichopoulou, Antonia and Berrino, Franco and Tagliabue, Giovanna and Palli, Domenico and Panico, Salvatore and Tumino, Rosario and Sacerdote, Carlotta and Peeters, Petra H. and Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas and Weiderpass Vainio, Elisabete and Gram, Inger Torhild and Skeie, Guri and Chirlaque, Maria Dolores and Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel and Barricarte, Aurelio and Quirós, Jose Ramón and Dorronsoro, Miren and Johansson, Ingegerd and Sund, Malin and Sternby, Hanna and Bradbury, Kathryn E. and Wareham, Nick and Riboli, Elio and Gunter, Marc and Brennan, Paul and Duell, Eric J. and Ferrari, Pietro}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{03}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{801--812}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Cancer}},
  title        = {{Lifetime and baseline alcohol intakes and risk of pancreatic cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.31367}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/ijc.31367}},
  volume       = {{143}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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