Having a drink from the office coffee machine could help people reduce their
chances of getting skin cancer.
According to research by Harvard Medical
School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, drinking a minimum of
three cups of coffee a day can cut the risk of developing basal
cell carcinoma (BCC) in men by nine per cent.
The study also showed that if women drink the
same amount of the hot beverage, their chances of getting BCC are
slashed by 20 per cent.
As a result of the findings, researchers have
said they will carry out further tests in order to work out exactly
how coffee is helping to reduce the risk of illness.
Fengui Song, co-author of the report,
commented: "Daily dietary factors with even small protective
effects may have great public health impact."
"Coffee consumption may be an important option to help prevent
BCC."
According to figures from the NHS, nine out of ten Britons who
develop this type of skin cancer go on to be completely cured.