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Caffeine Linked To Lower Skin Cancer Risk

Posted by Unknown on from the stay-up-all-night-sleep-during-the-day dept.

THE_WELL_HUNG_OYSTER writes "The curative effects of coffee continue to be discovered as the Harvard School of Public Health and Boston's Brigham & Women's Hospital published a new study today that links caffeine consumption with reduced skin cancer rates. Quoting: 'The study of nearly 113,000 men and women found those who drank three or more cups of coffee a day had a 20 percent lower risk of basal cell carcinoma than those who said no to Joe. Caffeine in non-coffee substances was found equally effective. The cause is speculated to be related to caffeine's ability to "kill off damaged skin cells," said Dr. Josh Zeichner, assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. "If you get rid of these cells that are damaged, then they don't have the opportunity to grow and form cancers."'"

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  1. coffee by Phusion · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, good, I was just about to turn down my caffeine IV drip. I suppose it's time to turn it up!

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  2. Re:Lots of coffee or caffeine = always indoors? by lvxferre · · Score: 5, Funny

    One more benefit of caffeine: it drives you away from hazards like fresh air and sun!

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  3. Re:Lots of coffee or caffeine = always indoors? by clarkkent09 · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other news, those drinking more than 3 Piña Coladas a day were 20% more likely to get skin cancer. But it's worth it!

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  4. Re:Lots of coffee or caffeine = always indoors? by dwarfsoft · · Score: 4, Funny

    Except Diabetes. And Sleep. Unless by through you mean through it awake.

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  5. Re:if only I could... by Farmer+Tim · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, you're supposed to take it orally.

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  6. Hold the phone by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Caffeine in non-coffee substances was found equally effective.

    Wait just a minute - let's not go injecting unproven pseudo-science into this discussion!

    Coffee is a source of good caffeine. Some of those other substances contain bad caffeine.

    -- Your friends on the Coffee Council

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