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  • Maybe alcohol consumption just didnt change significantly?

    In anycase, here is a paper relating alcohol consumption with CRC

    https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.70201

    This may throw some light into it… i’m a little confused in the results (english isn’t my first language)

    The results:

    Current drinkers with an average lifetime alcohol intake of 14 or more drinks per week, compared with one drink or less per week, had a higher risk of CRC (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.01–1.53), especially rectal cancer (HR, 1.95; 95% CI, 1.17–3.28). Consistent heavy drinking versus light drinking was positively associated with CRC risk (HR, 1.91; 95% CI, 1.17–3.12). Compared with current drinkers averaging less than one drink per week, former drinkers had lower odds of nonadvanced adenoma (OR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.39–0.84). Current drinkers averaging from seven to less than 14 drinks compared with less than one drink per week had a lower risk of CRC (HR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.64–0.97), especially distal colon cancer (HR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.42–1.00).

    • 14+ drinks a week sounds quite challenging. Who can drink that much?
    • light drinkers (1-7 a week) have lower risks or am I reading this wrong?