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Smokers and drinkers should avoid hot tea, as, according to a study, it can increase the risk of esophageal cancer. The cancer, which starts in the esophagus, was already known to be linked to drinking alcohol and smoking, but those risks are heightened by the addition of daily cups of 'burning hot' tea, scientists discovered. The risks to smokers also increase with high-temperature tea drinking, said the study, which examined data on 456,155 Chinese adults ages 30 to 79.