BBC Media｜研究表明：饮用过烫饮品或增加患癌风险

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 squamous cell oesophageal cancer.

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.

词汇表

pose a potential risk 带来潜在风险，构成潜在危险

beverage [ˈbevərɪdʒ] n. 饮料，饮品

consume [kənˈsjuːm] vt. 食用，饮用，消耗

squamous cell oesophageal cancer [ˈskweɪməs sel iˌsɒfəˈdʒiːəl] 食管鳞状细胞癌

gullet [ˈɡʌlɪt] n. 食管，食道

established [ɪˈstæblɪʃt] adj. 已被证实的，确定的，公认的

advisable [ədˈvaɪzəbl] adj. 明智的，可取的，适当的

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