Among men, those with ALDH2‐rs671 AA genotype had 14% lower risk of any cancer (HR = 0.86 [95% CI: 0.73‐1.00]) and 31% (0.69 [0.53‐0.90]) lower risk of IARC alcohol‐related cancers than those with GG genotype (Figure 1A). Here, ALDH2 is linked to cancer.