4 or more cups of coffee per day associated with 41% reduced risk of liver cancer

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People who drank 4 or more cups of coffee per day were 41% less likely to get liver cancer over an 18-year follow-up compared to non-coffee drinkers according to a recent study.

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Subjects: 162,022 African Americans, Native Hawaiians, Japanese Americans, Latinos, and whites

The study evaluated the association of coffee intake with liver cancer and chronic liver disease in 162,022 African Americans, Native Hawaiians, Japanese Americans, Latinos, and whites in the US Multiethnic Cohort (MEC).

Reference

Setiawan VW, Wilkens LR, Lu SC, Hernandez BY, Le Marchand L, and Henderson BE. Association of coffee intake with reduced incidence of liver cancer and death from chronic liver disease in the US multiethnic cohort. Gastroenterology, 2015 Jan; 148(1): 118-25; quiz e15. The study is reported here.

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