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Caffeine Intake Linked With Reduced Risk for Basal Cell Carcinoma
Coffee — and the caffeine it contains — may reduce the risk of developing BCC, according to new prospective datafrom more than 110,000 healthcare professionals who participated in 2 large surveillance studies.

Study participants who drank more than 3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day had a 17% reduction in their relative risk (RR) of BCC compared with individuals who drank less than 1 cup per month.

Women benefited a bit more than men from drinking 3 cups a day, but in each case, the dose-response relationship was significant when compared with that noted in people who rarely drank coffee.

A protective association was also found with other dietary sources of caffeine (chocolate, tea, and cola).

Link :

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/72/13/3282.abstract