Processed Meats <br />Linked to Breast Cancer A new study linked meats like <br />bacon, sausage and ham to a <br />9% risk increase of the disease. The study was an analysis of <br />previous studies that included <br />more than 1.2 million women. Dr. Maryam Farvid, Harvard School of Public Health, via CNN Processed meats — <br />meats preserved by <br />smoking, curing or salting — Nutritionists debate the nuance <br />of categorizing processed meats <br />as a carcinogen. Gunter Kuhnle, University of Reading, via CNN Scientists stop short of suggesting that people cut processed meats from their diets entirely. According to the World Cancer Research Fund, breast cancer is the most common cancer in the world.
