Coffee reduces ER(-) breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Res. 2011 May 14. Coffee consumption modifies risk of estrogen-receptor negative breast cancer. (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden)

• Swedish, population-based case-control study
• 2,818 cases and 3,111 controls
• post-menopausal women aged 50 - 74 years
• Coffee >5 cups/day compared to <1 cup/day
• Modest decrease in overall breast cancer risk
• Significant decrease in estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer risk

Less stroke in coffee-drinking women

Stroke. 2011 Mar 10. Coffee consumption and risk of stroke in women. (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden)

• Questionnaire study on 34670 Swedish women, followed up for 10 years.

• During a mean follow-up of 10 years, 1680 stroke events occurred.

• Advantage in relative risk in coffee-drinking women: total stroke, cerebral infarction, hemorrhagic stroke (ICH + SAH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage. (No significant advantage/disadvantage in intracerebral hemorrhage)

• Above advantages not nullified by correcting age, smoking, body mass, diabetes, hypertension, or alcohol.