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Alcohol Drinking Pattern and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Greater intake of alcohol may drive up head and neck cancer risk in men and women.
This study assessed the risk of developing cancer in the head and neck region based on the level of consumption of alcohol. Researchers followed more than 11.7 million Korean men and women and tracked their alcohol usage and head and neck cancer diagnosis status over a 6.4-year period.
Researchers observed that the odds of having cancer of the pharynx, larynx, and mouth went up with increase in the frequency and quantities of alcohol consumed. This study lend credence to the notion that alcohol intake may put an individual on the path to developing cancer in the head and neck region, including pharyngeal, laryngeal, and oral cancer.
Research Summary Information
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2021
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Hye Yeon Koo, Kyungdo Han, Dong Wook Shin, Jung Eun Yoo, Mi Hee Cho, Keun Hye Jeon, Dahye Kim, Sangduk Hong, Jae Kwan Jun
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Health Promotion Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Seongnam 13496, Korea. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea. Department of Family Medicine/Supportive Care Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea. Department of Digital Health, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06355, Korea. Center for Clinical Epidemiology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06355, Korea. Department of Family Medicine, Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 06236, Korea. Samsung C&T Medical Clinic, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 05288, Korea. Department of Family Medicine, CHA Gumi Medical Center, CHA University, Gumi 39295, Korea. Department of Medical Statistics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 07345, Korea. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea. National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang 10408, Korea. Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang 10408, Korea.
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