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Jürgen Rehm1, Kevin D Shield2, Elisabete Weiderpass3
1WHO Collaboration Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada; Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, 6th floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Room 2374, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada; Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, 8th floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada; Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy & Center of Clinical Epidemiology and Longitudinal Studies (CELOS), Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187, Dresden, Germany.
Alcohol consumption was a major cause of cancer deaths globally in 2016. Reducing alcohol intake and addressing interacting risk factors can decrease the burden of alcohol-related cancers.
Area of Science:
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Oncology
Background:
- Alcohol consumption is a significant global risk factor for cancer.
- In 2016, alcohol contributed to 4.2% of all cancer deaths and disability-adjusted life years lost.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify the global burden of cancer attributable to alcohol consumption in 2016.
- To examine the variation in alcohol-attributable cancer deaths across different age groups.
- To identify strategies for reducing the burden of alcohol-related cancers.
Main Methods:
- Utilized global data from 2016 to estimate cancer deaths and disability-adjusted life years lost due to alcohol consumption.
- Analyzed the proportion of cancer deaths attributable to alcohol across various age demographics.
Main Results:
- Alcohol consumption caused an estimated 376,200 cancer deaths globally in 2016 (4.2% of total).
- The proportion of cancer deaths linked to alcohol varied significantly by age, from 13.9% in those aged 30-34 to 2.7% in those aged 80-84.
- Alcohol consumption was linked to 10.3 million disability-adjusted life years lost.
Conclusions:
- Alcohol consumption represents a substantial global burden of cancer.
- Targeted interventions to reduce alcohol consumption and manage interacting risk factors are crucial for mitigating alcohol-related cancer.
- Age-specific data highlights the varying impact of alcohol on cancer mortality across the lifespan.
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