Lowers risk
Coffee
regular or decaf. Drinks.
- Verdict
- Lowers riskStudies link it to lower cancer risk.
- How sure
- Rung 4 · StrongAt least one large randomized trial, or very large consistent studies, on this exact question.
The rung shows how sure the science is, not how big the effect is. How to read these ratings
Cancers affected
Liver, endometrium; small prostate signal
What the evidence shows
The World Cancer Research Fund rates evidence that coffee lowers liver and endometrial cancer risk as probable. The WHO's cancer agency found no evidence that coffee causes cancer.
What to do
Fine to drink. Let it cool below scalding.
Sources
To take it to your doctor, print this page.
Step by step
For the whole picture, from prevention and screening to treatment and life after, see the prostate cancer page.