Coffee vs. Cancer

Two articles in the latest Journal of the National Cancer Institute [Feb 16; 97(4)] indicated that there is some correlation between drinking coffee regularly and reducing the risk of cancer.

One was a prospective study based in Japan where the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was halved in people who drank coffee daily compared to those that did not drink coffee at all. Find the full-text of the article: Influence of coffee drinking on subsequent risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a prospective study in Japan

The other article in this issue of the Journal is a study was done here in the US. The consumption of coffee is associated with the reduced risk of colorectal cancer . See: Coffee, Tea, and Caffeine Consumption and Incidence of Colon and Rectal Cancer.

You be the judge!