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CAN YOUR MORNING JOE PREVENT CANCER??

Wednesday June 30, 2010 Posted 1 year, 10 months ago by Chuck Lakefield

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From AOL Health:

Can drinking coffee can help prevent cancer? A new study suggests that the popular morning brew could protect against tumors of the head and neck.
Regular coffee drinkers -- those who downed four or more cups a day -- were 39 percent less likely to develop cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx combined, the researchers found.
Decaffeinated coffee didn't seem to pose any added risk, though there wasn't enough data for a thorough analysis. The authors found no link between tea and cancers of the head and neck.
The authors examined nine different studies done by the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology consortium, and said the big number of participants and wide range led to their findings.

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