Drinking too hot over 65 degrees C can cause esophageal cancer

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that drinking hot drinks such as tea or coffee can cause esophageal cancer.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of WHO said that overheating of over 65 degrees C causes a high risk of esophageal cancer.

"The results suggest that drinking too hot beverages can lead to esophageal cancer. It's not the temperature itself," said Dr. Christopher Wild, IARC director.

This means that if you drink these drinks at normal temperatures, it will eliminate the risk of cancer.

Overheating drinks over 65 degrees C cause a high risk of esophageal cancer.

This conclusion was made after IARC conducted more than 1,000 scientific studies on possible carcinogenic properties from coffee and a famous herbal beverage of South America.

Because scientists choose these drinks from previous studies in 1991, these two drinks pose a cancer risk to humans.

The IARC spokesman said the studies were conducted in China, Iran, Turkey and South America, where tea and herbal tea are often consumed when very hot (about 70 degrees Celsius).

The team found that the risk of esophageal cancer is directly proportional to the high temperature of the drink. Drinking drinks over 65% is considered to cause cancer in humans.

"So you should let the drink cool down a little or cool it and drink it. At that time, the risk of cancer will decrease significantly , " Casey Dunlop, a member of the Cancer Research Center, advised. .

The results of this study have taken into account the factors that may be misleading the assessment of cancer risk such as alcohol consumption and smoking.

There are more than 500,000 people killed in the world every year due to esophageal cancer.

Besides, IARC also said that there is not enough evidence to conclude that drinking coffee can cause cancer while pointing out that there are some studies that show that coffee actually helps reduce the risk of certain diseases. certain cancer.

According to UN statistics, there are more than 500,000 people killed in the world each year due to esophageal cancer and this is the 8th most common cancer in the world.