According to a recent study coffee and tea drinking do not increase the chance of getting breast cancer.  This study was recently published by one of China’s largest news agencies, Xinhuanet.com.   

Dr. Davaasambuu Ganmaa of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts said that with the large group of women he studied there was no elevated risk between those who drank coffee and tea and those who didn’t.  This means that caffeine does not seem to elevate one’s chances of getting breast cancer. This is great news for all the women out there who love their morning cup. The doctor also made comments that when used in moderation they are very safe beverages to drink.

This study was entitled the Nurses’ Healthy Study and it followed woman who were between the ages of 30 and 55 when they began the study.  This study tracked 85,987 women – a remarkably large sample.  This sample size is excellent in terms of producing results that are more accurate than a smaller sample. 

During the 22 years of tracking the women, 5,272 of these women developed breast cancer.  However, there was not an increased risk among those who drank four or more cups of coffee in comparison to those who only drank one or two cups per day. 

The study also took into play other factors that could potentially make an impact on the likelihood of breast cancer.  These factors were age, history, body mass, smoking status, physical activity, alcohol consumption, family history, how many children, hormone therapy and menopause. 

Overall this study helps us to understand more about factors at play in developing breast cancer or not.  It can be hard for us in our daily lives to regulate what we eat and when we eat it.  Knowing that coffee and tea are still acceptable beverages makes things a lot easier in our day-to-day existence.  To ready the full article please go to the following link.