High Coffee Intake Tied To Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Summary of Article:

Men who drink six cups of coffee a day showed a lower risk of developing a deadly type of prostate cancer compared with nondrinkers, a large U.S study suggests.  The study by researchers at the Harvard school of Public Health compared risk of aggressive prostate cancer among 47,911 U.S men in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.  Participants reported their coffee consumption every four years from 1986 to 2008.  During the study period, 5,035 cases of prostate cancer were reported, including 642 fatal or metastatic cases, Lorelei mucci, an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard and her co-authors reported in Tuesday's online  issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  "In conclusion, men who consumed coffee regularly had a reduced risk of lethal or advanced prostate cancer," the study's author wrote:  "It is premature to recommend that men increase coffee intake to reduce advanced prostate cancer risk based on this single study.  In addition, the effects of coffee consumption or other aspects of health must be considered in making consumption recommendations".

My Opinion of Article:

I believe this study can be very important, especially if people are very concerned about getting prostate cancer.  If drinking a certain amount of coffee a day can actually reduce chances of prostate cancer, it is good news.  However, there are also side effects of drinking coffee, and as the article stated, this is just one of many studies to be investigated and we shouldn't all start drinking coffee, without knowing if there are any disadvantages.  While this could be good news, in particular for people worried about prostate cancer, however, I believe it is still to early to take any chances, as their could be more cons than pros.