Exclusive: Scientists say people with disease who drink two to four cups a day are less likely to see it return
People with bowel cancer who drink two to four cups of coffee a day are much less likely to see their disease come back, research has found.
People with the illness who consume that amount are also much less likely to die from any cause, the study shows, which suggests coffee helps those diagnosed with the UK’s second biggest cancer killer.
Experts said the findings were “promising” and speculated that, if other studies show the same effect, the 43,000 Britons a year diagnosed with bowel cancer may be encouraged to drink coffee. The disease claims about 16,500 lives a year – 45 a day.
A study of 1,719 bowel cancer patients in the Netherlands by Dutch and British researchers found that those who drank at least two cups of coffee had a lower risk of the disease recurring. The effect was dose dependent – those who drank the most saw their risk fall the most.
Patients who had at least five cups a day were 32% less likely than those who drank fewer than two cups to see their bowel cancer return, according to the paper, which was funded by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and has been published in the International Journal of Cancer.
Ok now im waiting for the “other” study that says coffee causes cancer….
Despite its reputation, coffee is continually correlated with health benefits in statistical studies. This is not something made up by news agencies. But honestly, I don’t get it either. I drink lots of coffee, but it can upset my stomach and give me the jitters. It just doesn’t intuitively seem like something that should be healthy.
Switch to dark roast. It’s borderline decaf.
@John_McMurray @cholesterol L-theanine is very inexpensive, it’s just an amino acid found in tea which eases jitters. Caffeine itself is good for exercise it’s straight-up healthy if you can get to sleep haha
It’s a similar amount of caffeine
No, it is not, believe me, I can tell.
Source: trust me bro
I’m sorry you either don’t drink coffee or are caffeine immune. Anecdotal isn’t a euphemism for worthless.
You can literally measure the amount of caffeine, why should I listen to your opinion?
Look you clown, everyone (except you, apparently) knows the longer you roast, the more you remove caffeine.
Ya, I think the key lesson is: Don’t get your health information from the news, your health is not their goal.
Making money, by attracting attention is the primary goal. Spreading falsehood is just “business as usual”. Informing the public is a byproduct of the core business.
I believe those earlier studies did not factor the cancer risk from consuming very hot beverages. Apparently the damage to the cells of your mouth and throat from getting cooked causes mutations that could develop into cancer.