ArticleTranslational cancer research2019
Alcohol intake patterns for cancer and non-cancer individuals: a population study.
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- Alcohol consumption in cancer patients receiving psycho-oncologic care analysis of socio-demographic, health-related and cancer-related factors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Associations Between Beliefs About Cancer and Alcohol Use Among Cancer Survivors: A US Representative Cross-Sectional Survey.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
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- A longitudinal analysis on alcohol consumption in patients with cancer undergoing psycho-oncological treatment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Contrasting associations of body mass index and waist circumference with cancer incidence in the elderly: a nationwide population-based study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Prevalence of health behaviors among cancer survivors in the United States.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
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- Alcohol and Prostate Cancer: Time to Draw Conclusions.Biomolecules · 2022Review
- Behavioral Research in Cancer Prevention and Control: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2022Article
- Alcohol Intake and Alcohol-SNP Interactions Associated with Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Healthy Behaviors among Cancer Survivors in the United States: How Far Have We Come?Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2020Article
- Role of Alcohol Drinking in Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol intake is a leading modifiable cause related to cancer-specific deaths. Various alcohol intake patterns have shown to impact cancer progression differently, however, many studies only evaluated simplified patterns (such as heavy
methodsA total of 193,197 individuals, including 16,504 cancer survivors, with age ≥18 years old in the 2012-2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were included in this study. The population-based prevalence of alcohol patterns was estimated. To evaluate cancer related factors associated with the alcohol intake patterns, we applied multinomial logistic models with the appropriate sampling weights and adjusted the selected demographic factors and smoking status.
resultsThere were 62.1% of cancer survivors and 66.0% of non-cancer individuals who were current alcohol drinkers in the past year. The prevalence of heavy drinking was identical for 5.2% of cancer and non-cancer individuals. For frequent binge drinking, cancer survivors tended to have less frequent binge than non-cancer individuals (2.8%
conclusionsIn summary, cancer survivors have similar excessive alcohol drinking patterns but were less likely to have the intermediate level of alcohol intake compared to non-cancer individuals. Alcohol intake may enhance cancer progression, interfere with cancer treatments and increase cancer-related mortality. To improve cancer survivors' health, custom alcohol interventions and cessation programs should be conducted to minimize alcohol intake for cancer survivors, especially for excessive alcohol drinkers.
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