Drinking very hot tea can increase the risk of throat cancer
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 18:49
in Health & Medicine
People are advised to wait a few minutes before drinking a cup of freshly-boiled tea today as a new study, published on bmj.com, finds that drinking very hot tea (70°C or more) can increase the risk of cancer of the oesophagus, the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.