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Alcohol and Cancer
Author(s) -
Seitz Helmut K.,
Matsuzaki Shohei,
Yokoyama Akira,
Homann Nils,
Väkeväinen Satu,
Wang Xian Dong
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02388.x
Subject(s) - acetaldehyde , aldh2 , aldehyde dehydrogenase , alcohol dehydrogenase , alcohol , cancer , medicine , carcinogenesis , gastroenterology , oncology , ethanol , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme
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.