18 Mar 2019 --- Certain coffee compounds may inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. This is according to a new pilot study, carried out on drug-resistant cancer cells in cell culture and in a mouse model. Published in the journal The Prostate, the study was presented at the European Association of Urology congress in Barcelona, Spain. The authors note that further research is warranted and clinical testing in humans, to determine the effects the compounds may have on health.