title: Alcohol, alcoholism, and cancer.
abstract: Certain types of cancer are clearly associated with alcohol abuse, although the role of ethanol in carcinogenesis--as a carcinogen, co-carcinogen, promoter, or "innocent bystander"--is not known with certainty. The impact of alcohol abuse on the management of the patient with cancer is also discussed.
mesh_terms: D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000150:complications*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D002273:Carcinogens; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens