We know that eating a lot of red and processed meats is linked to higher cancer risk, but scientists still don't fully understand how exactly that happens in the body.

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Carcinogenicity of consumption of red meat and processed meat: A review of scientific news since the IARC decision.

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2017 Jul

The study looks at red and processed meat and cancer, and agrees that while we see a link, we still don’t fully understand how exactly these meats cause cancer.

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Carcinogenicity of consumption of red meat and processed meat: A review of scientific news since the IARC decision.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.04.028

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