TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol intake and risk of thyroid cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
AU - Meinhold, C. L.
AU - Park, Y.
AU - Stolzenberg-Solomon, R. Z.
AU - Hollenbeck, A. R.
AU - Schatzkin, A.
AU - Berrington De Gonzalez, A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported, in part, by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Cancer incidence data from the Atlanta metropolitan area were collected by the Georgia Center for Cancer Statistics, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Cancer incidence data from California were collected by the California Department of Health Services, Cancer Surveillance Section. Cancer incidence data from the Detroit metropolitan area were collected by the Michigan Cancer Surveillance Program, Community Health Administration, State of Michigan. The Florida cancer incidence data used in this report were collected by the Florida Cancer Data System under contract to the Department of Health (DOH). The views expressed in this study are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the contractor or DOH. Cancer incidence data from Louisiana were collected by the Louisiana Tumor Registry, Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans. Cancer incidence data from New Jersey were collected by the New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services. Cancer incidence
PY - 2009/11/3
Y1 - 2009/11/3
N2 - Background: Certain studies suggest that alcohol may reduce the risk of thyroid cancer in women, but the effect in men remains unclear.Methods:We analysed the association between alcohol and thyroid cancer in a large (n490 159) prospective NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study with self-reported beer, wine, and liquor intakes.Results:Over 7.5 years of follow-up (median), 170 men and 200 women developed thyroid cancer. Overall, the thyroid cancer risk decreased with greater alcohol consumption (2 drinks per day vs none, relative risk0.57, 95% CI 0.36-0.89, P-trend0.01).Conclusions:These results suggest a potential protective role for alcohol consumption in thyroid cancer.
AB - Background: Certain studies suggest that alcohol may reduce the risk of thyroid cancer in women, but the effect in men remains unclear.Methods:We analysed the association between alcohol and thyroid cancer in a large (n490 159) prospective NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study with self-reported beer, wine, and liquor intakes.Results:Over 7.5 years of follow-up (median), 170 men and 200 women developed thyroid cancer. Overall, the thyroid cancer risk decreased with greater alcohol consumption (2 drinks per day vs none, relative risk0.57, 95% CI 0.36-0.89, P-trend0.01).Conclusions:These results suggest a potential protective role for alcohol consumption in thyroid cancer.
KW - Alcohol drinking
KW - Cohort study
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Thyroid cancer
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70350645441
U2 - 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605337
DO - 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605337
M3 - Article
C2 - 19862001
AN - SCOPUS:70350645441
SN - 0007-0920
VL - 101
SP - 1630
EP - 1634
JO - British Journal of Cancer
JF - British Journal of Cancer
IS - 9
ER -