As posted in Science Daily, Medical News Today Apr. 25, 2013
A new study finds that Coffee may help prevent Breast Cancer recurrence. Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients, who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence, compared with their Tamoxifen-taking counterparts who drank one cup or less.
“One theory we are working with is that coffee ‘activates’ Tamoxifen and makes it more efficient,” says Maria Simonsson, doctoral student in Oncology at Lund University.
The Lund University researchers have previously linked coffee consumption to a decreased risk of developing certain types of breast cancer. Caffeine has also been shown to hamper the growth of cancer cells. The latest observational study involving coffee’s role in cancer prevention and treatment underlines the need for more research, according to the team.
I always thought that coffee and caffeine were things you wanted to stay away from. I went down to one cup of coffee per day after my first biopsy (false) per instructions from my doctor. What do you think- were you ever told that coffee was a no-no?
