Twenty-three cases of carcinomas of the buccal cavity have been observed and treated in persons aged more than 60 years, for whom tobacco and alcoholic drinks, the usual factors of these carcinomas, were not involved. The result of these treatments indicates that the vital and functional prognosis is relatively favorable in these persons, who are free from any alcohol- or tobacco-induced affections.
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Int J Mol Sci
January 2025
Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Alcohol is the second-most misused substance after tobacco. It has been identified as a causal factor in more than 200 diseases and 5.3% of all deaths and is associated with significant behavioral, social, and economic difficulties.
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January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, First Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Background: Alcoholic pancreatitis is a progressive condition characterized by susceptibility to recurrence, progression to chronic pancreatitis, complications, and high morbidity.
Summary: The main causes include long-term alcoholism, excessive drinking, the toxic effects of alcohol metabolites, interactions with biliary diseases, and genetic factors. Alcohol is the second leading cause of acute pancreatitis (AP) in the USA, accounting for one-third of all AP cases.
BMC Res Notes
January 2025
Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Background: Thyroid cancer is one of the most common cancers of the endocrine system. The incidence of this cancer has increased in many countries. Many cases of thyroid cancer do not have any symptoms.
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January 2025
Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, UK.
Objective And Rationale: This study assessed support for novel tobacco compared with alcohol control policies among adults in Great Britain in 2021-2023. Objectives were to assess 1) overall level of support for tobacco compared to alcohol control policies; 2) level of support for tobacco compared to alcohol control policies among people who smoke tobacco or who consume alcohol at increasing and higher risk levels, or who do both; 3) level of support for tobacco compared to alcohol control policies among different sociodemographic groups?
Methods: Data were collected in September/October 2021-2023 in a monthly population-based survey on smoking and drinking behaviour of adults across Great Britain (N = 6311), weighted to match the overall population. Outcome measure was level of support for each seven tobacco and alcohol control policies.
Alcohol Alcohol
November 2024
Center for Value-Based Care Research, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Mail Code G10, Cleveland, OH 44195.
Aims: People often drink alcohol and use other substances concurrently, increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes. Our aims were to: (i) assess temporal trends in tobacco and/or cannabis use by varying alcohol consumption levels and (ii) identify associated factors of polysubstance use in high-risk alcohol users.
Methods: We conducted a repeated cross-sectional study combining 2010-19 U.
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