People that drink alcoholic beverages are at heightened risk of liver cancer, but research suggests regular coffee consumption can lessen damage caused by regular alcohol consumption.

New research found drinking three or more alcoholic drinks per day significantly increases the risk of being diagnosed with liver cancer.

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WCRF (World Cancer Research Fund International) in collaboration with CUP (American Institute for Cancer Research for Continuous Update Project) conducted a study on liver cancer cases all over the world and its causes. They discovered drinking coffee could trim the risk of liver cancer among people that drink alcohol abusively on a daily basis.

"Mechanisms that support a protective effect of coffee on liver cancer relate largely

to studies in animals, although some human studies contribute to the evidence. Both coffee and coffee extracts have also been shown to reduce the expression of genes involved in inflammation, and the effects appear to be most pronounced in the liver," the report explains.

The study suggests heavy drinkers should limit their alcohol intake to two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women. They added that with regular coffee consumption, the impact of alcohol use can be reversed.

The research team couldn't find a solid argument to support this idea. Although there is some evidence of this during human trials, most of the reviewed studies were conducted on lab animals.

It also suggests there's a link between aflatoxins and liver cancer. Aflatoxins are toxins produced by mold.

"Aflatoxins are produced by inadequate storage of food, and are generally an issue related to foods from warmer, developing regions of the world. Foods that may be affected by aflatoxins include cereals, spices, peanuts, pistachios, Brazil nuts, chilies, black pepper, dried fruit and figs," WCRF researchers explained in a summary of the report.

Liver cancer is the second deadliest type of cancer around the world and 746,000 people died from it in 2012.

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