Those males who regularly drink minimum six cups of coffee every day, have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer. Chances of developing the most lethal type of prostate cancer that reaches the bone is 60% lesser, than men who are not regular coffee drinker, say scientists from Harvard School of Public health.
This finding appears in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The authors elucidated that not much studies have emphasized on what influence coffee intake might have on the most fatal type of prostate cancer. This is the biggest one so far to ascertain whether coffee might have an influence on lethal prostate cancer risk.
Sixteen million men across the planet have survived prostate cancer - 2 million in the USA. It is the highest diagnosed male cancer in America and the country's second largest cancer killer, the authors informed.
Kathryn Wilson, lead author, said: "At present we lack an understanding of risk factors that can be changed or controlled to lower the risk of lethal prostate cancer. If our findings are validated, coffee could represent one modifiable factor that may lower the risk of developing the most harmful form of prostate cancer."
Earlier studies had displayed that coffee can reduce the risk of developing liver cancer, breast cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes type 2, Parkinson's disease, and gallstone illness.
The researchers said in an abstract in the journal: "We observed a strong inverse association between coffee consumption and risk of lethal prostate cancer. The association appears to be related to non-caffeine components of coffee."
