Very Hot Drinks Increase Risk of Esophageal Cancer

Anyone who likes to curl up with a steaming hot drink should now consider letting some of that warmth subside as drinking it could increase their risk of developing cancer. In a review published this week by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, drinking very hot beverages has been deemed classified as "probably carcinogenic to humans." The review by a panel of global experts states that drinking beverages at temperatures above 149 degrees Fahrenheit could cause people to develop cancer of their esophagus, the eighth most common form of cancer worldwide.