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Coffee and breast cancer

Submitted by kevin on Wed, 11/05/2011 - 11:21am

The media today are full of reports that women who drink lots of coffee might reduce their risk of developing one type of breast cancer. For instance, the BBC reported on it here, and the Daily Mail here. But is the evidence really there?

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