Studies link hot drinks and esophageal cancer

Dear Doctor: I’m a tea drinker, and I like it best when it’s steaming hot. My sister says drinking liquids that hot is bad for you, and that they can cause cancer. Is she right? Should I be worried?

Dear Reader: About three years ago, a report

that classified drinking very hot liquids as a probable carcinogen made headlines around the world. The warning came from the International Agency for Resear…