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" Men who regularly drink coffee may be less likely to develop a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer, new research suggests. Scientists at Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study involving nearly 48,000 men, all of whom provided information on their coffee drinking habits between 1986 and 2008. A total of 5,035 participants were diagnosed with prostate cancer during the study period, including 642 men who died or developed advanced disease. Publishing their findings in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the study authors revealed that men who drank six or more cups of coffee per day were nearly 20 per cent less likely to develop prostate cancer. Furthermore, heavy coffee drinkers were 60 per cent less likely to develop a lethal form of the disease. Interestingly, the association does not appear to be due to caffeine, as men who drank decaffeinated coffee also benefited from a reduction in risk. Lead author Dr Kathryn Wilson commented: &amp;#039;At present we lack an understanding of risk factors that can be changed or controlled to lower the risk of lethal prostate cancer. &amp;#039;If our findings are validated, coffee could represent one modifiable factor that may lower the risk of developing the most harmful form of prostate cancer.&amp;#039; About a quarter of a million men in the UK are currently living with prostate cancer, according to the Prostate Cancer Charity. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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