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Originally Posted by 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.

But what if you smoke the salami?

I understand that there have been studies, but I'm use to reports including the studies in them. Perhaps I have misunderstood this whole thing. It's not a report saying that they have just found this out, rather a request to include them in the category as a carcinogen. This is what has stirred the ire of meat lovers.

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

I found these reports discussing the study very informative:

• Kyle Hill from Nerdist: Don’t Panic! Understanding the Link Between Processed Meat and Cancer
• Steven Novella from Neurologica WHO Report on Red and Processed Meat (and also The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe)

Thank you! I'll read them later when I have time.