3 Topic Commentaries

Hot drink habits and esophageal cancer

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  Smita Joshi, MD

  Gastrointestinal medical oncology (esophageal cancer)

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  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  There has never been solid evidence that drinking hot liquids alone will increase esophageal cancer risk.

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  Mariana Stern, PhD

  Cancer epidemiology; preventive medicine

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  Keck School of Medicine of USC

  There is physical evidence that very hot beverages can contribute to cell injury in the esophagus and thus contribute to cancer formation.

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  Farhad Islami, MD, PhD

  Cancer epidemiology; surveillance research

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  American Cancer Society

  it is 'advisable to wait until hot beverages cool down before drinking'.

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