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Am J Epidemiol 2003; 157:569-570.
Copyright © 2003 by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RE: "DOSE-SPECIFIC META-ANALYSIS AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND LUNG CANCER RISK"

Elisa V. Bandera1 and John D. Potter2

1 The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.
2 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109.

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We read with great interest the meta-analysis by Korte et al. (1), which addressed the controversial relation between alcohol consumption and lung cancer. Although we agree with their general conclusions, a few issues should be taken into account when interpreting the results of their meta-analysis and the overall evidence for an association.

First, although the effect of the different alcoholic beverages on lung cancer risk is not completely understood, studies have generally reported a stronger positive association for beer (2, 3) . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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