Tea consumption is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, and premature death in general, with each additional cup of green tea a day associated with a 4-percent lower mortality risk. So, perhaps “ drinking several cups of tea daily can keep the doctor away,” as well as the mortician—but what about cancer? As I discuss in my video Can Green Tea Help Prevent Cancer , there is “growing evidence from laboratory, epidemiologic [population], and human intervention studies that tea can exert beneficial disease-preventive effects” and, further, may actually “slow cancer progression.” Let’s review some of that evidence. Not only do those who drink a lot of tea appear to live longer than those who drink less, as you can see at 0:49 in my video , drinking lots of tea may also delay the onset of cancer. At 0:56 in my video , you can see a table titled “Average age at cancer onset and daily green tea consumption.” The green tea intake is measured in Japanese tea cups, w...