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The science behind cancer warnings on coffee is murky at best

Experts say there is ‘no firm evidence’ that drinking coffee comes with a carcinogenic risk

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COFFEE BREAK  Drinking coffee has a number of health benefits that may outweigh its uncertain cancer risks, studies have shown.

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By Erika Engelhaupt

- More than 2 years ago

Californians will soon be taking their coffee with cream and a cancer warning, after a court ruled that the state’s retailers must label coffee as containing a carcinogen.