Four Or More Cups Of Coffee Daily May Be Linked To Reduced Risk Of Endometrial Cancer.

investigators, “using data on more than 456,000 women from two large ongoing studies...evaluated the dietary habits of more than 2,800 women diagnosed with cancer of the endometrium.” The researchers found that “compared to women who drank less than a cup a day, those who drank about four cups daily had an 18 percent lower risk of getting this cancer.” The researchers also can't say for sure why coffee may lower the cancer risk. However, one possibility is that coffee reduces estrogen levels in the body, changing the balance of hormones, Merritt said. If the balance between estrogen and progesterone shifts and leans more toward estrogen, the risk of endometrial cancer rises, according to the American Cancer Society. Other risk factors for endometrial cancer include being overweight and having an early start to periods (before age 12) and a late menopause. The average age of menopause in the United States is 51. The research, funded by the NIH, was published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. http://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/caffeine-health-news-89/coffee-habit-may-lower-endometrial-cancer-risk-696198.html