KCCI CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley October 26, 2015
Found the lifetime risk of lung cancer is 1. 3 in male nonsmokers, and about 17 in smokers. The evidence was strongest for a cancer link with processed meat. The International Panel of experts said the cancer link for red meat like steak and pork is weaker. But that red meat probably also causes cancer, mainly colon but possibly also pancreatic and prostate. The committee described the number of possible mechanisms. Dr. March anna stern ofu sc served on the panel. Processed meats are tretted with different chemicals in order to preserve the meat. Some of those chem cat chemicals are nitrates a...