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Intake Patterns Of Specific Alcoholic Beverages By Prostate Cancer Status, Hui Yi Lin, Tung-Sung Tseng, Xinnan Wang, Zhide Fang, Arnold H. Zea, Liang Wang, Julio Pow-Sang, Catherine M. Tangen, Phyllis J. Goodman, Alicja Wolk, Niclas Håkansson, Manolis Kogevinas, Javier Llorca, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker, Jose Esteban Castelao, Manuela Gago-Dominguez, Marija Gamulin, Davor Lessel, Frank Claessens, Steven Joniau, Jong Y. Park

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Background: Previous studies have shown that different alcoholic beverage types impact prostate cancer (PCa) clinical outcomes differently. However, intake patterns of specific alcoholic beverages for PCa status are understudied. The study’s objective is to evaluate intake patterns of total alcohol and the three types of beverage (beer, wine, and spirits) by the PCa risk and aggressiveness status. Method: This is a cross-sectional study using 10,029 men (4676 non-PCa men and 5353 PCa patients) with European ancestry from the PCa consortium. Associations between PCa status and alcohol intake patterns (infrequent, light/moderate, and heavy) were tested using multinomial logistic regressions. Results: Intake …