No sign that coffee increases risk for prostate cancer


For those who worry about these things, there is a mini-review in the most recent issue of BJU International on the association between coffee consumption and risk for prostate cancer.

According to Park et al., based on a meta-analysis of 12 prior studies published through late 2009, they were not able to identify any specific signal of an increased risk for prostate cancer among men who drank coffee. The entire paper is available on the UroToday web site if you are a registered member of UroToday.

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