TABLE 2—
Estimated Alcohol-Attributable Cancer Deaths: United States, 2009
| BRFSS |
NAS |
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| Cancer Type | Men, No. (95% CI) | Women, No. (95% CI) | Overall, No. (95% CI) | Men, No. (95% CI) | Women, No. (95% CI) | Overall, No. (95% CI) |
| Method I45,54−56 | ||||||
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 1656 (1567, 1745) | 691 (649, 733) | 2347 (2215, 2478) | 1469 (1362, 1576) | 640 (593, 687) | 2109 (1955, 2264) |
| Larynx | 580 (542, 618) | 165 (152, 178) | 745 (694, 795) | 499 (463, 536) | 147 (136, 159) | 647 (599, 694) |
| Esophagus | 2121 (1991, 2251) | 595 (548, 642) | 2716 (2540, 2893) | 1822 (1696, 1947) | 532 (489, 575) | 2353 (2185, 2522) |
| Colon | 1805 (1583, 2016) | 2885 (2559, 3210) | 4689 (4151, 5227) | 1451 (1287, 1614) | 2441 (2173, 2709) | 3892 (3460, 4324) |
| Rectum | 367 (330, 404) | 411 (367, 455) | 778 (698, 859) | 303 (274, 332) | 350 (313, 386) | 652 (588, 717) |
| Liver | 1662 (1490, 1830) | 1037 (933, 1141) | 2699 (2426, 2971) | 1426 (1281, 1571) | 906 (815, 998) | 2332 (2096, 2568) |
| Female breast | NA | 7310 (6644, 7976) | 7310 (6644, 7976) | NA | 6357 (5803, 6911) | 6357 (5803, 6911) |
| Total | 8191 (7517, 8864) | 13 094 (11 852, 14 335) | 21 284 (19 369, 23 200) | 6970 (6364, 7576) | 11 373 (10 322, 12 425) | 18 343 (16 686, 20 000) |
| US cancer deaths, % | 2.8 (2.5, 3.0) | 4.8 (4.4, 5.3) | 3.7 (3.4, 4.1) | 2.4 (2.2, 2.6) | 4.2 (3.8, 4.6) | 3.2 (2.9, 3.5) |
| Method II46 | ||||||
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 3582 (3406, 3757) | 915 (825, 1005) | 4497 (4232, 4762) | 3502 (3257, 3699) | 936 (876, 979) | 4438 (4133, 4677) |
| Larynx | 1098 (1021, 1176) | 135 (119, 150) | 1233 (1141, 1326) | 920 (837, 1000) | 88 (70, 98) | 1008 (907, 1098) |
| Esophagus | 3715 (3480, 3951) | 582 (505, 658) | 4297 (3985, 4610) | 3372 (3206, 3638) | 475 (400, 522) | 3847 (3607, 4160) |
| Colon | 991 (874, 1107) | 531 (397, 664) | 1521 (1271, 1771) | 876 (568, 1138) | 426 (125, 710) | 1302 (694, 1849) |
| Rectum | 330 (297, 362) | 136 (106, 167) | 466 (403, 529) | 298 (251, 353) | 126 (72, 153) | 424 (323, 506) |
| Liver | 2015 (1961, 2249) | 569 (480, 658) | 2674 (2440, 2908) | 1944 (1778, 2135) | 485 (410, 598) | 2430 (2188, 2733) |
| Female breast | NA | 5518 (4693, 6343) | 5518 (4693, 6343) | NA | 4730 (4181, 5591) | 4730 (4181, 5591) |
| Total | 11 820 (11 039, 12 602) | 8386 (7125, 9646) | 20 206 (18 164, 22 248) | 10 912 (8971, 11 963) | 7266 (6134, 8651) | 18 178 (16 032, 20 613) |
| US cancer deaths, % | 4.0 (3.7, 4.2) | 3.1 (2.6, 3.6) | 3.6 (3.2, 3.9) | 3.7 (3.3, 4.0) | 2.7 (2.3, 3.2) | 3.2 (2.8, 3.6) |
Note. BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CI = confidence interval; NA = not applicable; NAS = National Alcohol Survey.