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New Study: Meat-eating Raises Cancer Risks: Lung, Liver, Esophageal,Pancreatic Cancers
Meat raises lung cancer risk, too, study finds
by Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor - Mon Dec 10, 5:15 PM PST Source: http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters...r_meat_dc.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats have a higher risk of several types of cancer, including lung cancer and colorectal cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. The work is the first big study to show a link between meat and lung cancer. It also shows that people who eat a lot of meat have a higher risk of liver and esophageal cancer and that men raise their risk of pancreatic cancer by eating red meat. "A decrease in the consumption of red and processed meat could reduce the incidence of cancer at multiple sites," Dr. Amanda Cross and colleagues at the U.S. National Cancer Institute wrote in their report, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Medicine. The researchers studied 500,000 people aged 50 to 71 who took part in a diet and health study done in conjunction with the AARP, formerly the American Association for Retired Persons. After eight years, 53,396 cases of cancer were diagnosed. "Statistically significant elevated risks (ranging from 20 percent to 60 percent) were evident for esophageal, colorectal, liver, and lung cancer, comparing individuals in the highest with those in the lowest quintile of red meat intake," the researchers wrote. The people in the top 20 percent of eating processed meat had a 20 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer -- mostly rectal cancer -- and a 16 percent higher risk for lung cancer. "Furthermore, red meat intake was associated with an elevated risk for cancers of the esophagus and liver," the researchers wrote. These differences held even when smoking was accounted for.... [more at the link above] The full study can be accessed here. (The link in the Yahoo Reuters news piece does not work at this time): http://medicine.plosjournals.org/per...l.pmed.0040325 If that link doesn't work, this one might: http://tinyurl.com/3dw3wq -- Brett http://www.100bestwebsites.org/ "The 100 finest sites on the Web, all in one place!" Widely-watched non-profit ranking of top Internet sites |
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