Cancer Research UK - You might have seen the headlines today about the new classification of red and processed meat, where processed meat is a 'definite' cause of cancer and red meat
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Nutrients | Free Full-Text | A Review of the In Vivo Evidence Investigating the Role of Nitrite Exposure from Processed Meat Consumption in the Development of Colorectal Cancer | HTML
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How red meat consumption is linked to colorectal cancer shown for first time in study of patterns of DNA damage | South China Morning Post
![The Link Between Processed Meat and Cancer: What You Need to Know [Infographic] | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute The Link Between Processed Meat and Cancer: What You Need to Know [Infographic] | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute](https://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Processed-Meat-Infographic.jpg.jpeg)
The Link Between Processed Meat and Cancer: What You Need to Know [Infographic] | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Intestinal microbiota and its association with colon cancer and red/processed meat consumption - Abu‐Ghazaleh - 2021 - Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Wiley Online Library
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Figure 3. | Heme Iron from Meat and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-analysis and a Review of the Mechanisms Involved | Cancer Prevention Research
![You can eat processed meats and red meats, but can you digest cancer? - Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship | Augsburg University You can eat processed meats and red meats, but can you digest cancer? - Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship | Augsburg University](http://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2015/11/cancer-risk-graphic.png)
You can eat processed meats and red meats, but can you digest cancer? - Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship | Augsburg University
![Processed meat and cancer link: Three charts that explain everything you need to know | The Independent | The Independent Processed meat and cancer link: Three charts that explain everything you need to know | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/10/26/14/Red-Meat-1.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp)