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Very Hot Tea, Coffee Triple Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer Risk, Study Finds - Seoul Economic Daily (opens in a new tab)

en.sedaily.com · 2026-09-15

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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedPeople who drink tea or coffee very hot face more than triple the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma compared with those who drink it lukewarm.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedmore than triple; 3.17 times higher

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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedThe elevated risk applied to only one of the two main types of esophageal cancer; no link to temperature was found for esophageal adenocarcinoma.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedCompared with those who preferred their drinks warm, the risk of squamous cell carcinoma was about twice as high among those who chose hot and 3.17 times higher among those who chose very hot.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedabout twice as high; 3.17 times higher

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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedAfter controlling for temperature, those drinking six or more cups a day faced a 71% higher risk than those drinking fewer than six.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedRepeated thermal injury is cited as the mechanism: hot liquid repeatedly irritates the esophageal lining, causing inflammation and regeneration that may raise the likelihood of cellular mutation.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedThe findings are limited because researchers did not measure actual beverage temperatures with a thermometer and, because the study was observational, causation cannot be established.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedThe team estimated that lowering beverage temperatures in Britain could prevent 14% of new esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cases.View evidenceHide evidence

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