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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Alcohol consumption and survival after a breast cancer diagnosis: A literature-based meta-analysis and collaborative analysis of data for 29,239 cases
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, Volume 23, No. 6, Year 2014
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Background: Evidence for an association of alcohol consumption with prognosis after a diagnosis of breast cancer has been inconsistent. We have reviewed and summarized the published evidence and evaluated the association using individual patient data from multiple case cohorts. Methods: A MEDLINE search to identify studies published up to January 2013 was performed. We combined published estimates of survival time for "moderate drinkers" versus nondrinkers. An analysis of individual participant data using Cox regression was carried out using data from 11 case cohorts. Results: We identified 11 published studies suitable for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Moderate post-diagnosis alcohol consumption was not associated with overall survival [HR, 0.95; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.85-1.05], but there was some evidence of better survival associated with prediagnosis consumption (HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.73-0.88). Individual data on alcohol consumption for 29,239 cases with 4,839 deaths were available from the 11 case cohorts, all of which had data on estrogen receptor (ER) status. For women with ERpositive disease, there was little evidence that pre- or postdiagnosis alcohol consumption is associated with breast cancer-specific mortality, with some evidence of a negative association with all-cause mortality. On the basis of a single study, moderate postdiagnosis alcohol intake was associated with a small reduction in breast cancer-specific mortality for women with ER-negative disease. There was no association with prediagnosis intake for women with ER-negative disease. Conclusion: There was little evidence that pre- or post-diagnosis alcohol consumption is associated with breast cancer-specific mortality for women with ER-positive disease. There was weak evidence that moderate post-diagnosis alcohol intake is associated with a small reduction in breast cancer - specific mortality in ER-negative disease. Impact: Considering the totality of the evidence, moderate postdiagnosis alcohol consumption is unlikely to have a major adverse effect on the survival of women with breast cancer. ©2014 AACR.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ali, Alaa M.G.
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Schmidt, Marjanka K.
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Bolla, Manjeet K.
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Wang, Qin
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Gago-Dominguez, Manuela
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Esteban Castelao, J.
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Carracedo, Ángel M.
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Muñoz-Garzón, Víctor Manuel
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Bojesen, Stig Egil
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Nordestgaard, BØrge Grønne
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Flyger, Henrik Lavlund
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Chang-Claude, Jenny C.
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Vrieling, Alina
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Rudolph, Anja
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Seibold, Petra
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Nevanlinna, Heli A.
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Muranen, Taru A.
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Aaltonen, Kirsimari
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Blomqvist, Carl Peter
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Matsuo, Keitaro
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Ito, Hidemi
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Iwata, Hiroji I.
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Horio, Akiyo
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John, Esther M.
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Sherman, Mark E.
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Lissowska, Jolanta
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Figueroa, Jonine D.
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García-Closas, Montserrat
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Anton-Culver, Hoda
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Shah, Mitul N.
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Hopper, John Llewelyn
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Trichopoulou, Antonia D.
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Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B.
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Krogh, Vittorio
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Weiderpass, Elisabete
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Andersson, Anne
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Clavel-Chapelon, Fraņcoise
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Dossus, Laure
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Fagherazzi, Guy
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Peeters, Petra H.M.
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Olsen, Anja Weinreich
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Wishart, Gordon C.
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d'Adamo, Adamo P.
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Borgquist, Signe
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Overvad, Kim
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Barricarte, Aurelio
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González Svatetz, Carlos A.
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Sánchez, Maria José
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Amiano, Pilar
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Riboli, Elio B.
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Key, Timothy J.
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Pharoah, Paul D.P.
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Statistics
Citations: 52
Authors: 52
Affiliations: 46
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0901
ISSN:
10559965
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Systematic review
Participants Gender
Female