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KMID : 1039620140040010056
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Korean Journal of Family Practice
2014 Volume.4 No. 1 p.56 ~ p.60
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Association between Coffee Drinking and Tumor-Markers
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Jung Sung-Kweon
Kim Ji-Eun
Chung Chi-Young
Kim Go-Eun
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Abstract
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Background: This study investigates relationship between intake of coffee and typical tumor markers which are used for
early detection of cancer.
Methods: The subjects included 90 adults who were non-smokers or quitters and who had consumed coffee for more than
10 years. Among them, subjects who had been diagnosed with cancer or showed possible signs of cancer were excluded. Intake of coffee per day was categorized as none, 1 to 4 cups and more than 5 cups for analysis of the relationship between coffee and the tumor markers.
Results: Intake of coffee per day was observed among 45 male subjects and it was found that 10 participants never consumed coffee, 29 drank 1 to 4 cups, and 6 had more than 5 cups of coffee per day, and their average age was 46.9±5.7, 49.5±5.3 and 51.0±4.0 respectively. Meanwhile, among 45 female subjects, it was assessed that 6 participants never consumed coffee, 24 drank 1 to 4 cups, and 15 had more than 5 cups of coffee per day, and their average age was 46.7±3.8, 48.9±5.2 and 47.9±4.0, respectively. There was no significant relationship between coffee intake and tumor markers among both male and female subjects.
Conclusion: The fi ndings of this study suggest that a signifi cant relationship between coffee intake and tumor markers was not observed. When smoking was controlled, the level of tumor markers of lung cancer did not increase.
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KEYWORD
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Biological Tumor Marker, Coffee Intake, Smoking, alpha-Fetoproteins, Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9, Prostate-Specifi c Antigen, Carbohydrate Antigen 125
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