ArticleAustralian and New Zealand journal of public health2015
Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to the consumption of alcohol.
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- Public Awareness of Bowel Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms and Screening in Tasmania, Australia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Alcohol consumption, drinking patterns and cancer incidence in an Australian cohort of 226,162 participants aged 45 years and over.British journal of cancer · 2021Article
- Cancer history and risk factors in healthy older people enrolling in the ASPREE clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2020Article
- Alcohol and breast cancer risk: Middle-aged women's logic and recommendations for reducing consumption in Australia.PloS one · 2019Article
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- Temporal Associations of Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption With Cancer Mortality.JAMA network open · 2018Article
- Preventing alcohol-related cancer: what if everyone drank within the guidelines?Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2018Article
- An examination of Australian newspaper coverage of the link between alcohol and cancer 2005 to 2013.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Cancers Attributable to Alcohol Consumption in Nigeria: 2012-2014.Frontiers in oncology · 2017Article
- Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: summary and conclusions.Australian and New Zealand journal of public health · 2015Article
- Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: introduction and overview.Australian and New Zealand journal of public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the proportion and numbers of cancers occurring in Australia in 2010 that are attributable to alcohol consumption.
methodsWe estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) of cancers causally associated with alcohol consumption using standard formulae incorporating prevalence of alcohol consumption and relative risks associated with consumption and cancer. We also estimated the proportion change in cancer incidence (potential impact fraction [PIF]) that might have occurred under the hypothetical scenario that an intervention reduced alcohol consumption, so that no-one drank >2 drinks/day.
resultsAn estimated 3,208 cancers (2.8% of all cancers) occurring in Australian adults in 2010 could be attributed to alcohol consumption. The greatest numbers were for cancers of the colon (868) and female breast cancer (830). The highest PAFs were for squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity/pharynx (31%) and oesophagus (25%). The incidence of alcohol-associated cancer types could have been reduced by 1,442 cases (4.3%)--from 33,537 to 32,083--if no Australian adult consumed >2 drinks/day.
conclusionsMore than 3,000 cancers were attributable to alcohol consumption and thus were potentially preventable. IMPLICATIONS: Strategies that limit alcohol consumption to guideline levels could prevent a large number of cancers in Australian adults.
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