Alcohol and cancer

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2001 May;25(5 Suppl ISBRA):137S-143S. doi: 10.1097/00000374-200105051-00024.

Abstract

This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 ISBRA Meeting in Yokohama, Japan. The chairs were Helmut K. Seitz and Shohei Matsuzaki. The presentations were (1) Alcohol dehydrogenase-2 and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 genotype and cancer risk for upper aerodigestive tract in Japanese alcoholics, by Akira Yokoyama; (2) The role of acetaldehyde in alcohol-associated carcinogenesis, by Nils Homann; (3) High salivary acetaldehyde levels after a moderate dose of alcohol in ALDH2-deficient subjects, by Satu Väkeväinen; (4) Alcohol and vitamin A interactions, by Xian Dong Wang; and (5) Alcohol and colorectal cancer, by Helmut K. Seitz.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetaldehyde / metabolism*
  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase / genetics
  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase / metabolism
  • Alcoholism / genetics
  • Alcoholism / metabolism*
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / genetics
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / metabolism*
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial
  • Animals
  • Central Nervous System Depressants / metabolism
  • Central Nervous System Depressants / pharmacology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / etiology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 / drug effects
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 / metabolism
  • Ethanol / metabolism
  • Ethanol / pharmacology
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / genetics
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics
  • Risk Factors
  • Saliva / drug effects
  • Saliva / metabolism
  • Vitamin A / metabolism*

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Depressants
  • Vitamin A
  • Ethanol
  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1
  • ALDH2 protein, human
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial
  • Acetaldehyde