A new scientific study conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford has identified an association between regularly drinking very hot tea or coffee and a higher risk of esophageal cancer, according to Roya News.
The researchers reached the finding after analyzing medical data that covered nearly 980,000 adults in the United Kingdom. The results appeared in a report by the British magazine Women's Health UK.
The study said individuals who habitually consume beverages at a temperature of 65°C or higher face about three times the likelihood of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus compared with people who drink tea or coffee at warm temperatures.
It also noted that drinking six or more hot beverages a day is linked to an additional increase in these possible risks, Roya News reported.
Roya News notes that the lifetime probability of developing the cancer is only about 1%.
