Love Your Coffee Piping Hot? It May Raise Your Esophageal Cancer Risk

Drinking coffee or tea at very high temperatures could triple your risk of esophageal cancer, researchers say. alvarez/E+/Getty Images Researchers have found a possible link between drinking very hot drinks and esophageal cancer. Drinking coffee or tea at too high a temperature was associated with a threefold risk. Experts advise allowing your hot beverage to cool before drinking. Avoiding other esophageal cancer risk factors like smoking and drinking heavily may matter more. Do you need a cup of coffee to get your morning started? Or maybe you prefer to quietly sip your tea on the patio? Whatever hot beverage you enjoy, you may want to reconsider the temperature. According to a new large study, drinking your tea or coffee too hot could increase your risk of a dangerous type of cancer. Researchers looked at almost 1 million adults in the United Kingdom and found that those who preferred their drinks “very hot” were three times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a common form of esophageal cancer. The findings, published in the International Journal of Cancer on September 8, further suggest that drinking six or more hot beverages a day was associated with a highe…

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