Very hot drinks may increase cancer risk, study says

The Oxford University team behind the study says any drink at or above 65C is "very hot" and poses a potential risk. Compared with people who drank "warm" beverages, those who consumed "very hot" ones had around a three times higher risk of squamouscell oesophageal cancer.

开展这项研究的牛津大学团队表示，任何温度达到或超过 65 摄氏度的饮品都 “非常烫”，可能带来潜在风险。与饮用 “温热” 饮品的人相比，饮用 “非常烫” 饮品的人患食管鳞状细胞癌的风险约为其三倍多。

There are several thousand cases each year in the UK, but experts stress the overall chance of getting this cancer of the gullet is still low. Smoking and drinking alcohol are far bigger established risk factors, although waiting a few minutes for your hot drink to cool a bit is advisable.

英国每年有数千例食管癌病例，但专家强调，就普通人群而言，患上这种食管癌的总体风险仍然较低。吸烟和饮酒是已被证实、影响更大的风险因素。不过，等上几分钟，让热饮稍微冷却后再喝仍是明智之举。