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Want to reduce risk of cancer of uterus? Drink a lot of coffee! Afp report last Monday (1 Sept 2008) the japanese study revealed the result after divided the women into four groups by the amount of coffee they drank : the group of women who drank more than three cups of coffee every day were more than 60 percent less likely to develop uterine cancer than those who had coffee fewer than two times a week.

The research lasted 15 years and 117 women died from cancer of the womb. The researchers of the Japanese National Cancer Centre divided the woman into four groups on the basis of their caffeine intake. The study conducted by Japanese Health Ministry.

Having less chance of contracting cancer of the womb by drinking more coffe is base on study on 45 thousand women between the ages of 40 and 69. In the last 15 years, 117 women developed and died from cancer of the womb.

How coffee lowering risk of cancer of the uterus? It`s because Coffee may have effects in lowering insulin levels, possibly curbing the risks of developing womb cancer,” the study said.

They also also studied the effects of drinking green tea, but did not find any link to uterine cancer.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control, uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women.

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