A new study from the US finds people who drink more than 4 cups of
caffeinated coffee a day have half the risk of dying from
oral/pharyngeal (mouth
and throat) cancer as people who drink it either occasionally or not at
all. However, the researchers say their findings need to be confirmed
by more research,
and for now should just be received as good news for coffee drinkers and
not be used as a reason to recommend everyone should drink 4 cups of
coffee a
day.
Lead author Janet Hildebrand and colleagues from the American Cancer Society (ACS) in Atlanta, Georgia, write about their findings in a paper published online first on 9 December in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Lead author Janet Hildebrand and colleagues from the American Cancer Society (ACS) in Atlanta, Georgia, write about their findings in a paper published online first on 9 December in the American Journal of Epidemiology.