Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Drinking alcohol may lower risk of lymphoma

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 16th, 2005

People who drink alcohol have a lower risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) than nondrinkers, researchers at Yale's department of epidemiology and public health (EPH) have found.

Led by former EPH graduate student Lindsay M. Morton of the National Cancer Institute, the research team found that the protective effect of alcohol did not vary by type of alcohol consumed, and did not increase along with alcohol consumption. However, the protective effect of alcohol did vary by NHL subtype, and was greatest for Burkitt lymphoma. Age, sex, family history of NHL, and history of cigarette smoking did not reduce the effect of alcohol consumption on NHL risk.

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-08-16)

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