Association between coffee consumption and different types of cancers: A review of meta-analysis

摘要

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in today’s society. Though coffee is consumed in many forms, in the selection of literature and studies, the beverage was not a regular brew. Cancer is one of the diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. In this review of the literature, studies, mostly meta-analysis, were reviewed that documented the association between consuming coffee and the risk of cancer. The meta-analyses were a combination of both cohort and case studies to form a larger picture of how cancer risk is associated with the consumption of coffee. Many forms of cancers were reviewed, including those with the highest rate of incidence. The consumption of coffee was found to greatly vary how it affects the different forms of cancer. Some forms of cancers were barely affected by coffee consumption while others seemed to be influenced greatly by the amount of coffee consumed. In conclusion, the association between coffee consumption and different types of cancers are inconsistent and inconclusive.