title: [Alcohol, immunity and cancer].
abstract: The immunological equilibrium is greatly affected by the ingestion of alcohol and this could possibly be a cancerogenic mechanism. This hypothesis not been yet tested experimentally. This paper reviews the circumstantial evidence which does not allow any definitive conclusions.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Alcool, immunité et cancer.