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    Drinking Very Hot Drinks Linked to Higher Esophageal Cancer Risk

    Drinking Very Hot Drinks Linked to Higher Esophageal Cancer Risk

    A large UK study links drinking "really hot" beverages to a triple risk of oesophageal squamous cell cancer (SCC), with 6+ hot drinks daily increasing risk by 71%. Cool drinks to potentially prevent 14% of SCC cases, despite self-reported temp limitations.