tommorrow they might announce a link to pancreatic cancer ...
There have been several separate reports by a number of different agencies recently touting the "probable" benefits of coffee drinking, with specific suggestions that reductions in colonic, prostate, and pancreatic cancers may be among the benefits.
Cautious analysts continue to say the "results are suggestive" rather than conclusive.
I'm a bit puzzled by references in a couple of the reports about "moderate drinkers who consume one cup per day" vs "heavy drinkers who consume 2 or 3 cups per day."
I'd probably fall in their heavy consuming category, if they'll allow me to measure it with a 30 oz cup.
The note on "properly filtered" may or may not refer to removing the grounds in the original reports, since a couple of the analyses found that filtered brew was slightly "safer" than espresso because the paper filter absorbs most of a minor free-radical oxidant that's left in the steam brew and that's considered to be weakly carcinogenic.