Coffee Consumption and Cancer Risk: An Assessment of the Health Implications Based on Recent Knowledge

• Published in: Medical principles and practice Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 401 - 411
• Main Authors: Pauwels, Ernest K.J., Volterrani, Duccio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Acids; Adenosine; Breast cancer; Caffeine; Caffeine - administration & dosage; Caffeine - adverse effects; Coffee; Cohort analysis; Cytokines; Esophageal cancer; Humans; Liver cancer; Neoplasms - epidemiology; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Oxidative stress; Polyphenols; Review; Womens health; Antioxidants; Anti-inflammatory agents; Coffee consumption; Cancer risk

A significant number of studies suggest that coffee consumption reduces cancer risk. This beneficial effect is usually ascribed to the presence of polyphenolic antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents, including caffeine, cafestol, kahweol, and chlorogenic acids. To summarize recent literature on t...