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Very Hot Drinks Linked to Threefold Higher Esophageal Cancer Risk

A study finds that consuming beverages at very hot temperatures increases the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus by three times compared to warm drinks.

4 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 8 Sept 2026 · updated 42d ago

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4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 8 Sept 2026. BBC Health published first, on 8 September at 23:30 UTC; MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians followed 42h 51m later. The most recent article, from Inc., appeared on 13 September at 15:52 UTC.

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  1. Want to Lower Your Risk of Esophageal Cancer? A New Oxford Study Says to Change This 1 Hot-Drink Habit Inc.
  2. Piping Hot Drinks & Esophagus Cancer; Belching Disorder in GERD; Outbreak Sickens 22 MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
  3. Very hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk BBC Health
  4. Very hot drinks may damage the food pipe and increase cancer risk BBC Health
  5. Hot coffee could cause oesophageal cancer Hacker News
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