Coffee consumption and the risk of cancer: an overview.
Habitual coffee drinking has been associated with a reduced risk of mortality and chronic diseases, including cancer. The favourable influence of coffee is supported by several plausible mechanisms due to the presence of a variety of biological compounds such as caffeine, diterpenes, caffeic acid, polyphenols as well as volatile aroma and heterocyclic substances. Current evidence suggests that coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of liver, kidney, and to a lesser extent, premenopausal breast and colorectal cancers, while it is unrelated to prostate, pancreas and ovary cancers. Coffee drinking may still help reduce death due to liver cancer.
Nkondjock
André
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Research Center for Military Health, Yaounde, Cameroon. andre.nkondjock@netzero.net
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000009:adverse effects; D002110:Caffeine / Q000009:adverse effects; D003069:Coffee / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020011:Protective Agents; D012306:Risk
D000975:Antioxidants; D003069:Coffee; D020011:Protective Agents; D002110:Caffeine