AboutJuliet Seigle, MD Expertise I am a fully trained radiation oncologist and can answer many questions about cancer and its treatment. I can't answer questions about specific chemotherapy agents. I have also worked in general medicine and emergency medicine, so I can give advice about these areas as well. I would like to do this based on my very positive experience with one of your experts (real estate).
Experience I currently am working as a radiation oncologist in the DC metropolitan area. I have done research and given talks on neurooncology (tumors of the nervous system) at national meetings. I have been trained in use of a new technology, the CyberKnife. I was emergency physician at a busy communicty hospital (Calvert Memorial Hospital) in Maryland for 3 years (1989-1991).
Organizations ASTRO (American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology)
Education/Credentials Georgetown University Hospital: fellowship radiation oncology 2005-2007
Georgetown University Hospital: residency radiation oncology 1991-1994
Georgetown University Hospital: residency neurosurgery 1984-88
Awards and Honors Award for best abstract - CyberKnife Users meeting 2005 (topic: chordoma)
ASTRO research award $30,000, 1993
Question Dear Dr. Seigle,
I read that there is Arylamine a cancer-causing drug in brewed coffee. Would it be harmful for me to drink 1-2 cups of decaf a day?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
Answer Dear Elizabeth,
One reads all sorts of things about many foods and additives, including coffee. Some articles have suggested that there is harm, others that there is not. It is hard to sort through this tangle of mostly unsubstantiated information. Evidence has not shown any harm in drinking 1-2 cups of either caffeinated coffee or decaf per day.
