Cancer

According to a recent Swedish study⁴⁷ – the first to look at the influence of coffee preparation on cancer risk,  the risk of cancer could vary between drinkers of filtered or boiled coffee.

• For all sites combined, as well as for prostate and colon alone, there was no association between mode of coffee preparation and cancer risk.
• For breast cancer, 4 cups or more of boiled coffee per day compared to 1 or fewer decreased the risk by 48%.
• An increased and decreased risk was found in pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women for total and filtered coffee, respectively.
• The consumption of boiled coffee increased the risk of pancreatic cancer in both sexes, and of cancer of the respiratory tract in men.