There are antioxidants in coffee, which I have read previously are suggested as potentially reducing cancer risk by mopping up oxidative molecules in your body.

There are antioxidants in coffee, which I have read previously are suggested as potentially reducing cancer risk by mopping up oxidative molecules in your body. When it comes to the colon cancer risk reduction, caffeine may have a role by increasing the rate at which food moves through the intestines, basically washing out waste faster that would otherwise interact with the cells in the lining of the colon to cause cancer.