The phrase, 'a cup of Joe,' is used frequently in the United States, and for the readers around the world, who may not be familiar with the term, I will describe it for you;
cup of Joe: (definition) Joesph Daniels (1862-1948) was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among the numerous reforms of the Navy at that time, was to abolish the officer's wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard navy ships was coffee, and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as a 'cup of Joe.'
Whenever I think there is an interesting article in the local newspaper, I will quote it, so that the information will spread around the country. I have done this many times in the past.
The following article was written by Jennifer Larue Huget of the Washington Post, and the piece was published by the Albuquerque Journal on October 26, 2011. The piece is entitled;
Coffee Lessens Skin Cancer Risk
And, the sub-title reads;
Scientists say women can benefit even more than men
"More good news on the coffee front. Brand new research finds that people who drink coffee are at reduced risk of developing basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. And, the more they drink...the lower the risk.
The research, presented at a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Boston, looked at coffee consumption and the risk of three forms of skin cancer...basal cell carinoma, squamous cell carcinome and the rarer and more deadly melanoma...among about 113,000 participants in two long-term health surveys.
The date came out of the Nurses Health Study out of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Health Professionsl's Follow Up Study at the Harvard School of Public Health. They found 25,480 incidences of skin cancer, 22,786 of the basal cell carcinoma, 1,953 aquamous cell carcinoma and 741 melanoma.
(Comment: I live in New Mexico)
New Mexicans have an increased risk of developing skin cancer because of the state's high altitude and abundant sunshine, the New Mexico Department of Health warns, About 320 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed in New Mexico and 40 people die of it each year, according to the agency.
The data showed that women who consumed more than three cups of caffeinated coffee a day had a 20 percent lower risk of basal cell carcinoma compared with those who drank less than a cup a month. For men, the reduced risk was more modest... just 9 percent. But, those percentages add up, given that about 1 million new cases of basal cell carcinoma are diagnosed each year, according to the press release announcing the unpublished research.
There was no association between coffee consumption and either squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma. And the researchers found no reduction in skin cancer risk among those who drank decaffeinated coffee.
Though easily treated through minor surgery and not typically deadly, basal cell carinoma can, if left untreated, can spread to other parts o the body. Those with history of basal cell carcinoma are at increased risk of more dangerous squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. The study adds to a growing body of research supporting coffee's health benefits.
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I have never heard of any cancer cases in my family, so I can't write on any experiences that I have had.
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