A new study has found that drinking more than four cups of coffee a day could significantly reduce the risk of oral cancer.
The International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology consortium carried out assessments on people who regularly consumed the beverage and those who were non-drinkers, finding a positive link with coffee.
People are encouraged by the British Dental Health Foundation to have regular check ups and not just wait until they require emergency dentistry, as if detected early the disease can have a 90 per cent survival rate.
Lead researcher Mia Hashibe, assistant professor in the department of family and preventive medicine at the University of Utah, said: “Since … there is a relatively high incidence and low survival rate of these forms of cancers, our results have important public health implications.”
Reduction was proven to be higher in people who drank a significant amount of the beverage a day, with head and neck cancer 39 per cent less likely to occur.