Very hot drinks raise risk of oesophageal cancer

Very hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk

Steaming hot liquid can damage the cell lining on the way down to the stomach, experts say.

Warning issued for 'extra hot' coffee - drink could fuel deadly cancer

University of Oxford scientists found people who drink their cuppa at very high temperatures are three times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma than those who drink them 'warm'.

Very hot drinks raise risk of oesophageal cancer

Very hot drinks increase the risk of oesophageal cancer, the largest study of its kind has concluded.

Let a cuppa cool down before drinking to avoid increasing risk of cancer, study warns

The new study said the temperature at which coffee and tea is drunk in Western populations is estimated to be around 60C

Let a cuppa cool down before drinking to avoid increasing risk of cancer, major UK study warns

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailDrinking very hot beverages increases the risk of developing oesophageal cancer, the largest study into the subject has found.Financed by Cancer Research UK, researchers analysed data gathered from across