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Basically in term of BC impact seems to me that there is no clear answer. The same debates is true for soy (some say yes, some say no, some say it depends) coffee like soy is a phyto oestrogen (oestradiol)**

I was however surprised by the following article showing it is good against (certain) BC:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/35734.php (I do not know who commissioned the study)

I have stopped coffee myself too and quite frankly when I drink the stuff again now and again, I have heart palpitation and an acid stomach (and for sure proven to be not good for bones) which kind of tell me that it is not generally not right to drink on a regular basis,but hey that's me.. (But from the above it may not be as bad or even good, although there are healthier source of phyto oetrogen if one think it helps.)

Like you I am Er- so the fact that it has phyto oestrogen might not matter anyway.

Sorry no clear cut answer..yet again, you'll have to decide for yourself..everything in moderation i suppose

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The researchers took blood samples during the first five days of the women’s menstrual cycles to measure hormone levels. Then the women answered detailed questions about their height, weight, eating habits, alcohol and caffeine consumption, and smoking habits.
When they analysed the data, the researchers found that women who drank more than one cup of coffee per day had significantly higher levels of oestradiol (a form of oestrogen) than women who didn’t drink coffee. Women who consumed about 500 mg of caffeine each day (the equivalent of about four or five cups of coffee) had nearly 70 percent more oestrogen in their blood than women whose caffeine consumption was under 100 mg per day. These findings are significant because circulating oestrogen levels have been linked with many serious health conditions, including breast pain, endometriosis, and breast and ovarian cancer.