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.

Eating red meat might raise your chances of dying from cancer or getting certain types of cancer, according to big reviews of past research.

Eating more processed meat, like bacon or sausages, might raise your chances of getting different types of cancer. For every extra 50 grams you eat each day, the risk could go up by a lot—anywhere from 8% to 72%.

Eating processed meats like bacon or sausages can expose you to certain chemicals (PAHs and HAAs) that might raise your chances of getting several types of cancer, not just colon cancer. The risk seems to depend on the type of cancer and how the studies were done.

Eating a lot of processed meats like bacon or sausages is strongly linked to a higher chance of getting serious diseases like cancer, diabetes, and heart problems, and even dying earlier.

Eating more red and processed meat doesn't seem to help prevent cancer, according to studies that looked at how much people eat.