including the upper throat. A classic sign of oral cancer is a persistent rough patch that looks like a sore and has a raised border. It can appear on the tongue, the tonsils, or the top of the mouth.

In a new analysis of data from more than a dozen studies, coffee and tea consumption was linked with lower risks of developing head and neck cancers, including cancers of the mouth and throat.

A new evidence review says that coffee and tea consumption are linked to a lower risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, and head and neck, per the results published in the journal Cancer.