Minami Y, et al. - Researchers examined 1,576 patients with histologically confirmed stomach cancer diagnosed during 1997–2010 to determine the links between pretreatment smoking and alcohol drinking and the risk of all-cause and stomach cancer death. They used Cox proportional hazards model to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). A significant association of ever-drinking with an increased risk of all-cause death was seen, but not with stomach cancer death. Ever-smoking was not found to be associated with either the risk of all-cause or stomach cancer death, though it was linked to risk of stomach cancer death among those who underwent curative resection. Overall, stomach cancer survival was significantly influenced by pretreatment smoking and alcohol drinking, and survival may be improved via lifestyle adjustments throughout life.