Eating processed meats like hot dogs, sausages and bacon can cause colorectal cancer in humans, and red meat is also a likely cause of the disease. World Health Organization (WHO) experts said.
WHO said additionally that there was some link between the consumption of red meat and pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer.
IARC classified processed meat as "carcinogenic to humans" on its group one list along with tobacco and asbestos, for which there is "sufficient evidence" of cancer links.
For an individual, the risk of developing colorectal (bowel) cancer increases with the amount of meat consumed," Dr Kurt Straif of the IARC said in a statement.
The classification for red meat, defined as all types of mammalian meat including beef, lamb and pork. The IARC found links mainly with colorectal cancer - which is a cancer that starts either in the colon or rectum - but also observed associations with pancreatic and prostate cancer.
The news may not add much to long-standing health recommendations to limit consumption of such meat. Just a thought.
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