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Lung cancer in humans is not associated with lifetime total alcohol consumption or with genetic variation in alcohol dehydrogenase 3 (ADH3).
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Nov 2003
Freudenheim Jo L, Ram Malathi, Nie Jing, Muti Paola, Trevisan Maurizio, Shields Peter G, Bandera Elisa V, Campbell Lucy A, McCann Susan E, Schunemann Holger J, Carosella Anne Marie, Vito Dominica, Russell Marcia, Nochajski Thomas H, Goldman Radoslav
Abstract excerpt
Although there is clear evidence that smoking is the primary risk factor for lung cancer, not all variation in disease risk is understood. There is some evidence that alcohol may contribute to risk. We examined lifetime and recent (12-24 mo previous) alcohol consumption in relation to risk of lung cancer in a case-control study in western New York. In addition we examined the alcohol dehydrogenase 3 (ADH3)...
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