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Studies Examine Coffee Drinking and Risk of Liver and Colorectal Cancers
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Two new studies in the February 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute examine the effects of coffee consumption on the incidence of liver and colorectal cancers. One study found that drinking coffee daily is associated with a decreased risk of liver cancer, while the other found no association between drinking coffee or tea and the risk of colorectal cancer.
Coffee consumption is common throughout the world,