Study: Processed Meats Dramatically Increases Cancer Risk: "Study: Processed Meats Dramatically Increases Cancer Risk
By JAYMES SONG Associated Press Writer

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=692637

HONOLULU Apr 21, 2005 ? Heavy consumption of processed meats such as hot dogs and sausages increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a study of nearly 200,000 men and women in Hawaii and Southern California.

Those who consumed the greatest amount of processed meats had a 67 percent increase in risk over those with the lowest consumption. A diet rich in pork and red meat also increased pancreatic cancer by about 50 percent, according to the study.

Results of the study were presented earlier this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Anaheim, Calif. The research was conducted by scientists from the University of Hawaii's Cancer Research Center and the University of Southern California."

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