Geen verband tussen alcohol en multipel myeloom

Research Question:
The role of alcohol in multiple myeloma (Kahler's disease) is unclear, although some recent findings suggest a reduced risk. It was therefore carried out this review article.

Drinking alcohol reduces the chance of getting multiple myeloma?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 8 10 case-control and cohort studies with a total of 5694 patients with multiple myeloma.

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that drinking alcohol the chance of getting multiple myeloma with non-significant 3% [95% CI = 0.85-1.10] reduced. Non-significant is, there is no link to a 95% reliability.

The researchers found in case-control studies that drinking alcohol the chance of getting multiple myeloma non-significant 4% [95% CI = 0.74-1.24] reduced.

The researchers found in cohort studies no association between drinking alcohol and getting multiple myeloma [RR = 1.00, 95% CI = 0.89-1.13].

The researchers found that drinking 1 glass of alcohol or less per day, the chances of getting multiple myeloma non-significant 4% [95% CI = 0.81-1.13] reduced.

The researchers found that drinking more than 1 glass of alcohol a day, the chances of getting multiple myeloma non-significant 11% [95% CI = 0.74-1.07] reduced.

The researchers concluded that there is no link between drinking alcohol and getting multiple myeloma.

Original title:
Alcohol drinking and multiple myeloma risk-a systematic review and meta-analysis of the dose-risk relationship by Rota M, Porta L, [...], La Vecchia c.

Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24469244

Additional information about El Mondo:
Kahler's disease (multiple myeloma) is rare and in the Netherlands is about 770 times a year made multiple myeloma diagnosis. It comes to only one percent of all new cancer patients. The disease does not occur in children but it is typically a disease of older adults. Half of the patients is older than 65 years and the disease occurs as often in women as in men for.

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