Eating processed meats like bacon or sausages might raise your chances of dying from cancer or getting certain types of cancer, according to big studies that combine lots of research.

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Red and processed meat consumption and cancer outcomes: Umbrella review.

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

2021 Sep 15

The study looked at eating processed meat and found it might raise the risk of dying from cancer and getting several types of cancer, just like the claim says.

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Red and processed meat consumption and cancer outcomes: Umbrella review.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129697

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