Coffee lowers risk of common skin cancer
July 2nd, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANSWashington, July 2 (IANS) Drinking more coffee could lower the risk of basal cell carcinoma, the commonest form of skin cancer, according to a new study.
“Our data indicate that the more caffeinated coffee you consume, the lower your risk of developing basal cell carcinoma (BCC),” said Jiali Han, associate professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
“I would not recommend increasing your coffee intake based on these data alone. However, our results add basal cell carcinoma to a list of conditions for which risk is decreased with increasing coffee consumption,” said Han, the journal Cancer Research, reported.
Even though BCC is slow-growing, it places a burden on health care systems. Though the cancer rarely kills, it can cause significant destruction and disfigurement by invading surrounding tissues.
“Given the large number of newly diagnosed cases, daily dietary changes having any protective effect may have an impact on public health,” said Han, according to a university statement.
Of the 112,897 participants included in the analyses, 22,786 developed basal cell carcinoma during the more than 20 years of follow-up in the two studies.
“These results really suggest that it is the caffeine in coffee that is responsible for the decreased risk of basal cell carcinoma associated with increasing coffee consumption,” said Han.
- Women on nightshift may escape skin cancer - Mar 03, 2011
- Widely used arthritis pill shows promise against skin cancer - Dec 03, 2010
- Miracle weed emerges as skin cancer cure - Jan 26, 2011
- Coffee Helps In Fight Against Cancer - Jun 23, 2010
- Vigilance against skin cancer may lead to vitamin D deficiency - Oct 19, 2010
- Common garden weed 'can cure skin cancer' - Jan 26, 2011
- Caffeinated drinks linked to increased risk of gout attacks - Nov 08, 2010
- Coffee lowers risk of prostate cancer: Study - May 21, 2011
- Ultraviolet light 'helps skin cancer cells survive, proliferate' - Dec 08, 2010
- HPV infection 'increases skin cancer risk' - Jul 09, 2010
- Factor X in coffee boosts protection against Alzheimer's - Jun 30, 2011
- Caffeine helps cut brain cancer risk - Sep 30, 2010
- Increasing coffee intake 'doubles stroke risk' - Dec 12, 2010
- Coffee chases away depression in women - Sep 27, 2011
- Coffee lowers risk of dying - May 17, 2012
Tags: associate professor, basal cell carcinoma, bcc, brigham and women, caffeinated coffee, caffeine in coffee, cancer research, carcinoma, coffee consumption, coffee intake, dietary changes, disfigurement, harvard medical school, harvard medical school boston, health care systems, jiali, journal cancer, lower your risk, s hospital, skin cancer