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Carcinogenicity of consumption of red meat and processed meat
World Health Organization / International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organization
Abstract
IARC classified processed meat as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) and red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) based on sufficient evidence linking consumption to colorectal cancer.
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