Caffeine Not a Breast Cancer Risk for Most Women

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Caffeine is thought to be the most widely consumed drug in the world, its presence felt in foods and beverages such as coffee, tea, and chocolate and in many medications, too. The drug is generally thought to increase the risk of developing breast cancer but an exhaustive 10-year study indicates most women can enjoy their caffeine with no fears of increased risk for breast cancer.

Ken Ishitani, MD, PhD, and his colleagues followed 38,432 women, age 45 years and older, for an average of ten years after their enrollment in the study between 1992 and 1995. During the follow-up period of study, 1,188 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Ishitani is affiliated with both the Brigham and Womens Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston and with the Tokyo Women’s Medical University in Japan.

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