A recently published cohort study of 650 men undergoing prostate biopsy showed no association between current alcohol intake and overall prostate cancer risk, but did report an association between regular drinking during adolescence and early adulthood and high-grade prostate cancer.
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La Vecchia, C. Early-life alcohol intake and high-grade prostate cancer. Nat Rev Urol 15, 730–731 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-018-0094-x
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