Posted on 05/18/2011 12:23:38 PM PDT by Libloather
Swilling coffee may protect men against prostate cancer
Guys who drank six cups a day had least risk, says study that debunks long-ago findings
By Robert Bazell
updated 5/17/2011 7:21:22 PM ET
Coffee is good for men, according to research released Tuesday from the Harvard School of Public Health. Those who who drank the most coffee — regular or decaffeinated — have the least risk for prostate cancer, especially the deadliest forms of the disease, the 12-year study of almost 48,000 male health professionals found.
But, wait! Almost exactly 30 years ago this same lab in a separate study concluded that in men and women coffee increased the risk of pancreatic cancer, which is almost always deadly. That study got widespread publicity, but not long afterward the researchers said: "Oops, we made a mistake." Coffee, they said, has no effect on the risk of pancreatic cancer.
That flip-flop from such a prestigious institution contributed greatly to the public distrust of the science of epidemiology and the widespread perception that “one day they say something is good for us and the next day they say it is bad.”
Today's news seems pretty clear. Men who drank the most coffee, six cups or more daily, had a 60 percent lower risk of developing lethal prostate cancer — and 20 percent lower risk of developing any form of the disease, according to the study published in the online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Heck. To get only six cups I’d have to remove my coffee filled IV!
Think about it. Growing the tobacco plant takes the dreaded Co2 out of the air and replaces it with O2.
Also, smoking kills thousands, even millions of people every year- so that helps to depopulate the earth. What’s a true leftist NOT to love about smoking tobacco?
(That does explain why Saul Alinsky was a heavy smoker.)
Hmm... I’m probably immune from prostate cancer for life, in that case. I drink coffee by the pot.
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