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We examined the association between alcohol intake and pancreatic cancer risk in a large consortium of prospective studies.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods and findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Population-based individual-level data was pooled from 30 cohorts across four continents, including Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. A total of 2,494,432 participants without cancer at baseline (62% women, 84% European ancestries, 70% alcohol drinkers [alcohol intake\u00a0\u2265\u00a00.1\u00a0g\/day], 47% never smokers) were recruited between 1980 and 2013 at the median age of 57 years and 10,067 incident pancreatic cancer cases were recorded. In age- and sex-stratified Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for smoking history, diabetes status, body mass index, height, education, race and ethnicity, and physical activity, pancreatic cancer hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated for categories of alcohol intake and in continuous for a 10\u00a0g\/day increase. Potential heterogeneity by sex, smoking status, geographic regions, and type of alcoholic beverage was investigated. Alcohol intake was positively associated with pancreatic cancer risk, with HR<jats:sub>30-to-&lt;60\u00a0g\/day<\/jats:sub> and HR<jats:sub>\u226560\u00a0g\/day<\/jats:sub> equal to 1.12 (95% CI [1.03,1.21]) and 1.32 (95% CI [1.18,1.47]), respectively, compared to intake of 0.1 to\u2009&lt;5\u00a0g\/day. A 10\u00a0g\/day increment of alcohol intake was associated with a 3% increased pancreatic cancer risk overall (HR: 1.03; 95% CI [1.02,1.04]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>value<\/jats:sub>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and among never smokers (HR: 1.03; 95% CI [1.01,1.06]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>value<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.006), with no evidence of heterogeneity by sex (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>heterogeneity<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.274) or smoking status (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>heterogeneity<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.624). Associations were consistent in Europe\u2013Australia (HR<jats:sub>10\u00a0g\/day<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a01.03, 95% CI [1.00,1.05]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>value<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.042) and North America (HR<jats:sub>10\u00a0g\/day<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a01.03, 95% CI [1.02,1.05]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>value<\/jats:sub>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), while no association was observed in cohorts from Asia (HR<jats:sub>10\u00a0g\/day<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a01.00, 95% CI [0.96,1.03]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>value<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.800; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>heterogeneity<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.003). Positive associations with pancreatic cancer risk were found for alcohol intake from beer (HR<jats:sub>10\u00a0g\/day<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a01.02, 95% CI [1.00,1.04]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>value<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.015) and spirits\/liquor (HR<jats:sub>10\u00a0g\/day<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a01.04, 95% CI [1.03,1.06]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>value<\/jats:sub>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), but not wine (HR<jats:sub>10\u00a0g\/day<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a01.00, 95% CI [0.98,1.03]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>value<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.827). The differential associations across geographic regions and types of alcoholic beverages might reflect differences in drinking habits and deserve more investigations.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Findings from this large-scale pooled analysis support a modest positive association between alcohol intake and pancreatic cancer risk, irrespective of sex and smoking status. 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