I saw reports some years ago that coffee caused cancer of the pancreas. Is that true?
A.Most experts do not now think there is a link. All the recent published studies strongly suggest no association between drinking coffee and increased risk of pancreatic cancer. These included the studies of 14,000 retired residents (12), the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (13) and the Nurses’ Health Study cases. Some years ago some studies showed a possible link but in one of those studies, when smoking was allowed for, the association with coffee was not considered statistically significant (14). One further study even found an inverse relationship, showing that the risk of developing pancreatic cancer was reduced in coffee drinkers (15).
