Coffee does not increase the likelihood of cancer, but rather the opposite.
Nevertheless, it is not recommended to drink coffee very hot, as it burns the esophagus mucosa and predisposes it to malignant degeneration.
This is reported in a new report of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to the World Health Organization.
Researchers from 10 countries, including Professor of Preventive Medicine and Urology Mariana Stern (USA), published this encouraging news for many people in the pages of The Lancet Oncology.
In the course of their large-scale analysis, the authors combined data from 1000 scientific works on the use of hot drinks, including coffee, black and green tea, as well as mate. The carcinogenic potential of coffee was last revised by the IARC staff in 1991, so fresh facts were needed as air.
The results have brought great relief: the use of coffee is unlikely to be associated with the development of cancer in humans.
At least when it comes to breast, prostate and pancreas cancer.
The only exception is "limited data" on the relationship between coffee and malignant tumors of the bladder.
At the same time, IARC notes that coffee can protect against many other cancers.
Researchers have calculated that one cup of coffee a day can reduce the risk of liver cancer by 15%. Also coffee lovers are less likely to develop endometrial cancer. But these data need to be rechecked.
Hot drinks are dangerous to health.
Despite the potential benefits of tea and coffee, these drinks should be pre-cooled.
An analysis of previous studies revealed that liquids with a temperature of 149 ° F (65 ° C) and more damage the mucosa of the esophagus, increasing the likelihood of cancer. WHO experts strongly recommend to use coffee slightly cooled.
Meanwhile, in some countries of South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) like to serve local mate tea at a temperature of 150-212 ° F (66-100 ° C).
It is no coincidence that in these countries the incidence of esophageal cancer is extremely high.
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