The determination, published by a panel of researchers for the International Agency for Research on Cancer in a medical journal Monday, classifies processed meat products like salami and bacon carcinogenic to humans, the strongest level of risk for cancer, and a category shared with tobacco smoke and diesel engine exhaust.

Fresh meats like steaks and roasts are considered probably cancer-causing, a level of risk shared with the widely used herbicide glyphosate.

The IARC, considered an authority in evaluating evidence on cancer causation cited studies that conclude there is strong evidence to support a link between eating too much meat and the onset of colorectal cancer, the third-most common type world-wide.

Prof Tim Key, from the Cancer Research UK and the University of Oxford, said: "This decision doesn't mean you need to stop eating any red and processed meat, but if you eat lots of it you may want to think about cutting down.
"Eating a bacon bap every once in a while isn't going to do much harm - having a healthy diet is all about moderation."
The industry body the Meat Advisory Panel said "avoiding red meat in the diet is not a protective strategy against cancer" and said the focus should be alcohol, smoking and body weight.

Seems like a pretty small increase to the risk... miniscule enough to not worry me in the slightest.

Quote from: Dan on October 26, 2015, 12:55:12 PM

Quote from: BigBacon4U on October 26, 2015, 12:38:20 PM

What doesn't give you cancer these days?

Plant-based whole foods.

A lot of plants contain high amounts of estrogen, which is also known to be a human carcinogen.

processed meat products, like salami and bacon

I'm gonna order the biggest and juiciest burger at In-N-Out when I get paid on Friday

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