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Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 194, 2003
© 2003 Medical Council on Alcohol

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

ONE HUNDRED ALCOHOLIC DOCTORS: A 21-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Helmut Seitz

Department of Medicine and Laboratory of Alcohol Research, Liver Disease and Nutrition, Salem Medical Centre, 69121 Heidelberg.den, Zeppelinstraße 11–33, Heidelberg, Germany

Received 9 September 2002; accepted 7 October 2002

I read with great interest the article by Lloyd (2002)Go entitled ‘One hundred alcoholic doctors: a 21-year follow-up’ in the July/August 2002 issue of Alcohol and Alcoholism.

I was wondering, however, why, in Table 7, colonic cancer was listed among deaths due to non-alcohol causes. Although colonic cancer is less frequently associated with chronic alcohol misuse, as compared with rectal cancer, more and more data appear underlining the association between colorectal cancer and alcohol.

A recent consensus panel by the WHO stated: ‘Epidemiological data indicate that the consumption of alcoholic beverages, even at low intake, results in an increased risk of colorectal adenomas and cancer. The association seems more consistent for beer and rectal cancer’ (WHO Consensus statement on the role of nutrition in colorectal cancer, 1999Go).

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Lloyd, G. (2002) One hundred alcoholic doctors: a 21-year follow-up. Alcohol and Alcoholism 37, 370–374.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

WHO Consensus statement on the role of nutrition in colorectal cancer (1999) European Journal of Cancer Prevention 8, 57–62.[Web of Science][Medline]


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