ReviewEuropean addiction research2021
Alcohol Use and Cancer in the European Union.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and health · 2023Pooled it
- The Role of Diet, Alcohol, BMI, and Physical Activity in Cancer Mortality: Summary Findings of the EPIC Study.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- The Moderating Effect of Educational Background on the Efficacy of a Computer-Based Brief Intervention Addressing the Full Spectrum of Alcohol Use: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Trial
- Sex and age differences in alcohol-attributable mortality in Chile between 2008 and 2022.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- European Code Against Cancer 5th edition: 14 ways you can help prevent cancer.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Review
- The global burden of alcohol-attributable cancers from 1990 to 2021: assessment and projection based on the global burden of disease study 2021.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Article
- Adolescents' intention to reduce alcohol use: a health belief model approach to cancer prevention.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2026Article
- European Code Against Cancer, 5th edition - tobacco and nicotine containing products, second-hand smoke, alcohol and cancer.Molecular oncology · 2026Review
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- A qualitative study of health, social, and community professionals' practices to reduce alcohol-related risks among people living in social precarity in the Greater Paris region.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
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- Are the healers healthy? Exploring non-communicable diseases among healthcare workers in Ajman, United Arab Emirates.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Molecular Evidence of the Bio-activities of Traditional Home Medicine Ingredients.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Traditional medicine, environmental exposures, and cultural practices in cancer risk: insights from low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- Effect of alcohol health warning labels on knowledge related to the ill effects of alcohol on cancer risk and their public perceptions in 14 European countries: an online survey experiment.The Lancet. Public health · 2024Article
- Effects of mobile Internet use on the health of middle-aged and older adults: evidences from China health and retirement longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- How much do Europeans know about the link between alcohol use and cancer? Results from an online survey in 14 countries.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- Public awareness of the alcohol-cancer link in the EU and UK: a scoping review.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- The association between early onset of alcohol, smokeless tobacco and marijuana use with adult binge drinking in United States.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Factors influencing the acceptability of alcohol drinking for a patient with colorectal cancer.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCancers constitute a major non-communicable disease category globally and in the European Union (EU). SUMMARY: Alcohol use has been established as a major cause of cancer in humans. Principal cancer agencies agree that the following cancer sites are causally impacted by alcohol: lip and oral cavity, pharynx (excluding nasopharynx), oesophagus, colon and rectum, liver, (female) breast, and larynx. For all of these cancer sites, there is a dose-response relationship with no apparent threshold: the higher the average level of consumption, the higher the risk of cancer incidence. In the EU in 2016, about 80,000 people died of alcohol-attributable cancer, and about 1.9 million years of life were lost due to premature mortality or due to disability. Key messages: Given the above-described impact of alcohol on cancer, public awareness about the alcohol-cancer link needs to be increased. In addition, effective alcohol policy measures should be implemented. As a large part of alcohol-attributable cancers are in low and moderate alcohol users, in particular for females, general population measures such as increases in taxation, restrictions on availability, and bans on marketing and advertisement are best suited to reduce the alcohol-attributable cancer burden.
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