Does alcohol abuse among U.S. Navy recruit who were maltreated in childhood?
Substantial numbers of personnel with alcohol-related problems may be using alcohol to self-medicate due to a history of childhood abuse. Attention to the association between alcohol abuse and childhood maltreatment might help improve the efficacy of military alcohol reduction programs.
Perioperative morbidity is not affected by longer intervals. A longer interval between completion of neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgical resection may not increase the tumor response rate of advanced rectal cancer in this cohort.