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April 11, 2014
Four cups of coffee reduces risk of liver cancer by 42 percent 
The study analyzed health records of 180,000 Americans.

The study analyzed health records of 180,000 Americans.

A new study shows that daily consumption of four cups of coffee reduces risk of liver cancer by 42 percent.

Conducted by the American Association of Cancer Research and presented by study leader V. Wendy Setiawan of USC’s Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, the study said people who drink at least one cup a day are less likely to develop HCC, or hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of liver cancer.

It showed that, upon analysis of the 18-year health records of 180,000 Americans, the chances of liver cancer were 29 percent less likely in people who drink one to three cups of coffee a day compared with those who drink less than one cup.

People who drink more than four cups of coffee a day saw a decrease in the likelihood of developing liver cancer by 42 percent.

The study took into account factors that may affect research such as the age, weight, gender and smoking and drinking habits of those analyzed.

How coffee helps prevent liver cancer is yet to be found, research said.