This study discovers the association of alcohol with gastric carcinoma in the residents of West Bengal. Total 28860 patients (alcoholic 11532, Nonalcoholic 17328) were interviewed before endoscopy. Among alcoholics, wine and liquor intakers were 7919 and beer and other beverages consumers 3613. Among 542 gastric cancer cases, wine and liquor intakers were 280 and other beverage intakers 68.Comparisons were done to know the incidence of alcoholics and non alcoholics in total number of patients, influence alcohol intake on gastric carcinoma, number of pegs of alcohol per day on gastric carcinogenesis and influence of different types of alcoholic beverages on gastric carcinoma. Wine and liquor intakers, earlier starters of alcoholic beverages significantly (P<0.0001) suffered from
gastric carcinoma. Heavy drinkers were mostly affected (P<0.0001). There were strong associations between wine and liquor intakers and gastric carcinoma in West Bengal.
