Coffee Reduces Skin Cancer Risk, Who Knew?
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 7:20PM 
Good news for the coffee addicts especially women drinkers: Consuming copious amounts of the beverage daily may help reduce the risk of the most common type of skin cancer a new study has claimed.
Researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that women who drank over three cups of coffee daily were 20% less likely to develop basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a slowgrowing form of skin cancer, than those who drank less than one cup a month.
But, men who drank same amount of the beverage saw only a 9% reduction in the disease, found the study. BCC rarely spread to other parts of the body, and rarely return if they are promptly removed.
The study, found an association, not a direct cause-effect link. So don't get too excited, yet. But go ahead and have another cup of Joe.
Reader Comments (1)
According to a Harvard Medical School study, "women who drank three or more cups of coffee a day had a 20 percent lower risk of developing the most common form of skin cancer, while men who drank the same amount saw a 9 percent lower risk of basal cell carcinoma."
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