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Higher tea and coffee intake may cut the risk for glioma

New research suggests that tea consumption has a significant inverse association with the risk of developing glioma, whereas coffee consumption has a suggestive inverse association. The findings were published in the European Journal of Cancer.

Researchers examined the associations between self-reported tea and coffee intake and the risk for glioma in 379,259 individuals identified from the UK Biobank.

The consumption of more than four cups of tea was associated with a decreased risk for glioma compared with no tea consumption (HR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.51-0.94). There was a suggestive inverse association between greater consumption of coffee and the risk for glioma (HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.49-1.05 for more than four vs zero cups/day). Additionally, the combination of tea and coffee consumption had a suggestive inverse association with the risk for glioma among men.

The authors commented: "The present findings are consistent with several though not all prospective studies on the association of coffee or tea intake with glioma risk." They call for further research to investigate the potential preventive role of caffeine in glioma.


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