The Claim
Processed meat consumption may increase the risk of overall cancer mortality and specific cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, bladder, breast, colorectal, esophageal, gastric, nasopharyngeal, oral cavity and oropharynx, and prostate cancer, as indicated by meta-analyses.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
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.
See the scientific wording
Processed meat consumption might increase the risk of overall cancer mortality and specific cancers including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, bladder, breast, colorectal, esophageal, gastric, nasopharyngeal, oral cavity and oropharynx, and prostate cancer based on meta-analyses.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Red and processed meat consumption and cancer outcomes: Umbrella review.
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.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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