[Ghoulish Delight]

There are plenty of clinical studies. They didn't just make this up.

HOWEVER what is usually missed is exactly what WHO means by classifying something as a Group 1 carcinogen.

What it DOES mean is that they are SURE it causes cancer. By classifying it with cigarettes they are saying, "We are just as convinced that processed meat causes cancer as we are the cigarettes cause cancer."

What it DOES NOT mean is that they are equally LIKELY to cause cancer. Or that you are equally likely to die of a cancer that they cause. You are still far more likely to damage yourself by smoking than by eating salami.