Mortality and Morbidity

Even in low and moderate amounts, drinking alcohol increases the risk of chronic diseases, such as various cancers, and coronary heart disease, illnesses, injuries and disabilities, and causes harms that extend beyond the drinker to include family, friends and the larger community. Estimates of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality rates also consider quantity and frequency of consumption to determine how drinking affects a person’s health. 

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All-Cause Mortality and Morbidity
  1. Alcohol Intake and Invasive Breast Cancer Risk by Molecular Subtype and Race in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study
    Williams LA, Olshan AF, Tse CK, Bell ME, Troester MA. Cancer Causes & Control. 27(2), 259-269.
    Date: 2016
  2. Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease: A Dose–Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
    Yang Y, Liu D, Wang Q, Long Q, Zhao S, Zhang Z, Wang L. Nutrition. 32(6), 637-644.
    Date: 2016
  3. Is Alcohol Consumption a Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Zhao J, Stockwell T, Roemer A, Chikritzhs T. BMC cancer. 16(1), 845.
    Date: 2016
  4. Relationships Between Diet, Alcohol Preference, and Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Among Americans
    Adjemian MK, Volpe RJ, Adjemian J. PloS One. 10(5), e0124351.
    Date: 2015
  5. Light to Moderate Intake of Alcohol, Drinking Patterns, and Risk of Cancer: Results from Two Prospective United States Cohort Studies
    Cao Y, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci EL. BMJ: British Medical Journal. 351, h4238.
    Date: 2015
  6. Alcohol Intake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Mendelian Randomization Study
    Cho Y, Shin S-Y, Won S, Relton CL, Davey Smith G, Shin M-J. Scientific Reports. 5(1), 18422.
    Date: 2015
  7. Cardiovascular Risks and Benefits of Moderate and Heavy Alcohol Consumption
    Fernández-Solà J. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 12(10), 576-587.
    Date: 2015
  8. Associations of Body Mass Index, Smoking, and Alcohol Consumption with Prostate Cancer Mortality in the Asia Cohort Consortium
    Fowke JH, McLerran DF, Gupta PC, He J, Shu X-O, Ramadas K, Potter JD. American Journal of Epidemiology. 182(5), 381-389.
    Date: 2015
  9. A 32-Year Longitudinal Study of Alcohol Consumption in Swedish Women: Reduced Risk of Myocardial Infarction but Increased Risk of Cancer
    Hange D, Sigurdsson JA, Björkelund C, Sundh V, Bengtsson C. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 33(3), 153-162.
    Date: 2015
  10. Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of More Than 1.9 Million Individuals from 38 Observational Studies
    Knott C, Bell S, Britton A. Diabetes Care. 38(9), 1804-1812.
    Date: 2015
  11. Influence of Metabolic Indicators, Smoking, Alcohol and Socioeconomic Position on Mortality After Breast Cancer
    Larsen SB, Kroman N, Ibfelt EH, Christensen J, Tjønneland A, Dalton SO. Acta Oncologica. 54(5), 780-788.
    Date: 2015
  12. Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure: A Dose–Response Meta‐Analysis of Prospective Studies
    Larsson SC, Orsini N, Wolk A. European Journal of Heart Failure. 17(4), 367-373.
    Date: 2015
  13. Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Cancer in Brazil: A Study Involving 203,506 Cancer Patients
    Menezes RFd, Bergmann A, Aguiar SSd, Thuler LCS. Alcohol. 49(7), 747-751.
    Date: 2015
  14. Cancers in Australia in 2010 Attributable to the Consumption of Alcohol
    Pandeya N, Wilson LF, Webb PM, Neale RE, Bain CJ, Whiteman DC. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 39(5), 408-413.
    Date: 2015
  15. Estimates of Alcohol-Related Esophageal Cancer Burden in Japan: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses
    Roerecke M, Shield KD, Higuchi S, Yoshimura A, Larsen E, Rehm MX, Rehm J. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 93(5), 329-338C.
    Date: 2015
  16. Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Cancer: Existing Evidence in a Global Perspective
    Roswall N, Weiderpass E. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. 48(1), 1-9 .
    Date: 2015
  17. European Code Against Cancer 4Th Edition: Alcohol Drinking and Cancer
    Scoccianti C, Cecchini M, Anderson AS, Berrino F, Boutron-Ruault M-C, Espina C, Romieu I. Cancer Epidemiology. 39, S67-S74.
    Date: 2015
  18. Association Between Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Ovarian Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Observational Studies
    Yan-Hong H, Jing L, Hong L, Shan-Shan H, Yan L, Ju L. BMC Public Health. 15(223).
    Date: 2015
  19. Alcohol Intake and Associated Risk of Major Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women Compared with Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Observational Studies
    Zheng Y-L, Lian F, Shi Q, Zhang C, Chen Y-W, Zhou Y-H, He J. BMC Public Health. 15(1), 773.
    Date: 2015
  20. Smoking, Alcohol, Diabetes, Obesity, Socioeconomic Status, and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in a Population-Based Case–Control Study
    Boyle T, Fritschi L, Tabatabaei SM, Ringwald K, Heyworth JS. Cancer Causes & Control. 25(12), 1659-1668.
    Date: 2014
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