TUESDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) — Women who drink moderate to
high amounts of coffee may reduce their risk for endometrial cancer, new
research reveals.
The finding stems from what investigators call the largest study to
date to explore the impact of coffee and tea on the risk of endometrial
cancer, which is cancer that originates in the lining of the uterus.
The study found that women who consume four or more cups of caffeinated
coffee per day appear to lower their risk for endometrial cancer by 25
percent, relative to women who drink less than one cup a day.
Drinking fewer than four cups a day did not appear to offer any
preventative benefit, however. Nor did drinking tea.
But there was some indication that decaffeinated coffee might be
helpful, as drinking two or more cups of decaf daily was linked (although
only tentatively) to a 22 percent drop in endometrial cancer risk.
Still, “this study does not prove cause and effect,” cautioned study
co-author Dr. Edward Giovannucci, a professor of nutrition and
epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. “But this observation
has been suggested previously, and there’s strong reason now to believe
that this association is real.”
Giovannucci pointed to a number
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