Coffee drinkers have much lower risk of bowel cancer recurrence, study finds
Coffee drinkers have much lower risk of bowel cancer recurrence, study finds
Exclusive: Scientists say people with disease who drink two to four cups a day are less likely to see it return
Exclusive: Scientists say people with disease who drink two to four cups a day are less likely to see it return
People with bowel cancer who drink two to four cups of coffee a day are much less likely to see their disease come back, research has found.
People with the illness who consume that amount are also much less likely to die from any cause, the study shows, which suggests coffee helps those diagnosed with the UK’s second biggest cancer killer.
Experts said the findings were “promising” and speculated that, if other studies show the same effect, the 43,000 Britons a year diagnosed with bowel cancer may be encouraged to drink coffee. The disease claims about 16,500 lives a year – 45 a day.
A study of 1,719 bowel cancer patients in the Netherlands by Dutch and British researchers found that those who drank at least two cups of coffee had a lower risk of the disease recurring. The effect was dose dependent – those who drank the most saw their risk fall the most.
Patients who had at least five cups a day were 32% less likely than those who drank fewer than two cups to see their bowel cancer return, according to the paper, which was funded by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and has been published in the International Journal of Cancer.
It's because the coffee makes you shit the cancer right out
Not far from the possible truth. Coffee drinkers are more likely to have regular bowel movements so that would help. 20% of all people have a bowel response thanks to coffee.
Ok now im waiting for the “other” study that says coffee causes cancer….
Despite its reputation, coffee is continually correlated with health benefits in statistical studies. This is not something made up by news agencies. But honestly, I don't get it either. I drink lots of coffee, but it can upset my stomach and give me the jitters. It just doesn't intuitively seem like something that should be healthy.
Ya, I think the key lesson is: Don't get your health information from the news, your health is not their goal.
Making money, by attracting attention is the primary goal. Spreading falsehood is just “business as usual”. Informing the public is a byproduct of the core business.
I believe those earlier studies did not factor the cancer risk from consuming very hot beverages. Apparently the damage to the cells of your mouth and throat from getting cooked causes mutations that could develop into cancer.
It's widely known people who drink coffee also spend time each day meticulously cleaning their bowels. Simply a correlation.
Here’s the interesting bit.
“The association between coffee consumption and all-cause mortality was U-shaped; coffee intake seemed optimal at 3–5 cups/d with the lowest risk at 4 cups/d (HR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.53, 0.88). Our results suggest that coffee consumption may be associated with a lower risk of CRC recurrence and all-cause mortality.”
Well, what exactly counts as a cup then?
“Coffee consumption in cups/d was then calculated by multiplying the frequency of consumption per day by the number of cups that were consumed. We further accounted for the differences in the sizes of cups by multiplying coffee in cups/d by 1 (for cup) or 1.5 (for mug).“
I guess the traditional 100 ml cups and the common 200 ml cups are all just cups, whereas 300 ml mug is clearly a mug. Who knows really, when the data is all self reported. I guess my 400 ml/d consumption should be roughly optimal.
So while something is definitely going to kill me, it almost certainly won't be recurring bowel cancer.
Yeah, you just have to survive it the first time.
Time for my coffee enema
Does it help you not get the cancer in the first place?
This is wierd.
2-5 cups a day? I drink maybe one cup a year.
kool story?
RIP
