title: Alcohol drinking and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the relation between alcohol intake and the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
  
  
  METHODS
  Hospital-based case-control study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The greater Milan area and the province of Pordenone, Northern Italy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cases were 446 (256 men and 190 women) with histologically confirmed incident NHL, and controls were 1295 (791 men and 504 women) with acute non-neoplastic conditions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to non-drinkers, the odds ratio (OR) was 0.92 for <3 drinks per day, 0.98 for 3-6 drinks, and 1.02 for > or =7 drinks per day. Wine drinking was also not associated with risk, and the OR was 0.85 for drinkers of > or =7 drinks/day compared to non-drinkers. Beer and spirit intake was also not associated with NHL risk.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study, based on a population with relatively high alcohol intakes, indicates that there is no appreciable association between intake of various alcoholic beverages and the risk of NHL.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Italian Association for Research on Cancer, Milan, Italy.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano, Italy. tavani@marionegri.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tavani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gallus
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: La Vecchia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franceschi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors