Hope Cafe Coffee and Tea House

07/27/2026

Come and celebrate the Peruvian Independence Day with us and Hope Cafe! All of your favorite Peruvian food foods and drinks will be available all day Tuesday

07/03/2026

Happy Fourth of July! We are open Friday and Sunday, but we will be closed Saturday in honor of the Fourth of July. Happy 250 years!!

06/21/2026

06/18/2026

Come visit during the normals hours:
7:30 - 2:30 daily

05/10/2026

As if you needed another excuse to enjoy coffee…..

Most coffee research asks whether it prevents cancer. This study asked something different: among people who already have colorectal cancer, does coffee affect how long they live?

Kim and colleagues pooled 4 prospective cohort studies covering 5,442 colorectal cancer patients. They tracked coffee intake after diagnosis and watched survival, recurrence, and progression.

Each additional cup per day was linked to about 4% lower mortality. Same per-cup effect for recurrence. The pattern held whether the coffee was caffeinated or decaf.

The stage-specific data is where it gets striking.
Stage III patients showed the strongest signal. 10% lower mortality per cup. At the highest intake levels, mortality was 43% lower than in non-drinkers.

Why might this happen?

Coffee carries hundreds of bioactive compounds. Chlorogenic acids, polyphenols, melanoidins, trigonelline. Several have anti-inflammatory effects in cell and animal studies. Some appear to influence insulin sensitivity and the gut microbiome. Both are relevant to cancer biology.
But this paper didn't measure mechanisms. It measured outcomes.

The honest caveats:

This is observational data. Coffee drinkers may differ from non-drinkers in ways the cohorts couldn't fully adjust for. People who feel well enough to drink several cups a day may already be in better baseline health.

Causation isn't proven. Subgroup analyses by stage are exploratory. Confirming whether coffee actively improves survival, or whether it tracks with something else, would require an RCT.

Four cohorts is also a small evidence base. Mostly Western populations. The authors themselves call for validation in diverse cohorts and mechanistic studies.

For anyone with a colorectal cancer diagnosis, coffee isn't a treatment. But across 4 independent cohorts, in 5,442 patients, the dose-response was consistent. Each cup, 4% lower mortality. The signal in stage III was striking.

Most "what should I eat after diagnosis" research is generic. Mediterranean diet. Plant-forward. Moderate alcohol. Useful, but vague.

This is specific. A specific food, a specific dose, a specific outcome. That kind of resolution is rare in cancer survivorship research.

The mechanism question is still open. The signal is real enough to keep studying.

Kim et al., CEBP, 2026

03/13/2026

Today we are launching some Spring Flavors to help combat this current cold spell.
* Sakura (Cherry Blossom)
* Matcha
* Horchata (Toasted rice and Cinnamon)

02/12/2026

Quality Coffee Beans make all the difference.
The chocolatey hues, creamy swirls and oily shine show you IT’S GOOD!!