Very hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk
3 sources·Updated September 9, 2026

Hot drink cancer risk
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- Guardian International·1h agoDrinking very hot drinks could triple risk of oesophageal cancer, study finds
Research finds temperature and amount of hot drinks consumed heightens possibility of developing disease Drinking very hot tea and coffee triples the risk of developing cancer of the gullet, the world’s largest study of the link between them has found. The findings show that…
Read at Guardian International → - Sky News Tech·2h ago'Very hot' drinks can increase the risk of developing cancer, largest study finds
Drinking "very hot" drinks can increase the chances of developing oesophageal cancer, the largest study of its kind has warned.
Read at Sky News Tech → - BBC Health·8h agoVery hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk
Steaming hot liquid can damage the cell lining on the way down to the stomach, experts say.
Read at BBC Health →