Drinking coffee reduces the risk of developing the most common type of skin cancer. This is the conclusion, researchers from the American Hospital Brigham and Women's.
It's about basal cell carcinoma, which accounts for most cases Skin Cancer . It was found that with increasing caffeine risk of this type of tumors was reduced. Moreover, the researchers found that coffee is also effective in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease.
Total to the attention of researchers got 112 897 people at risk, which has been monitored for 20 years. At 22,786 developed basal cell carcinoma, squamous at 1953 cell carcinoma and 741 the worst kind of Skin Cancer - Malignant melanoma, which often ends with the death of patients.
Scientists have traced a clear link between the amount of coffee consumed and the risk of skin cancer. But decaffeinated coffee was found to protect against basal cell carcinoma does not. Consequently, it is caffeine, and the substance that inhibits the development of malignant cells.
Some time ago, a study in mice also confirmed that caffeine blocks the formation of tumors. However, it is only a single type of cancer of the skin - protection from the other two coffee does not. The authors of the study particularly emphasized that they do not recommend increasing the daily dose of coffee to people who want to protect themselves from cancer. Strong doses of caffeine can cause a lot more harm than good, since this substance is a powerful stimulant, a permanent surplus which contributes to the body of wear.
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