Processed meat and cancer: What you need to know
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Processed meats are meats that have been preserved by smoking or salting, curing or adding chemical preservatives. They include deli meats, bacon and hot dogs. Eating processed meats increases your cancer risk.
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Bacon, Hot Dogs and Lunch Meat - Is it Processed Meat? - American Institute for Cancer Research %
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Processed meat and cancer: What you need to know
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Q-and-A: Author of WHO Processed Meats and Cancer Report
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What is processed meat? MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Large-scale study explores genetic link between colorectal cancer and meat intake
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Why Processed Meat is Bad For You
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WHO report adds processed meats to list of cancer causing agents
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Why is processed meat causing cancer? We don't know for sure: McMaster expert
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Processed meats do cause cancer - WHO - BBC News
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The WHO's new warnings about bacon and cancer, explained - Vox
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