Processed Meat Consumption Increases Risk of Stomach Cancer
The risk of stomach cancer increased the more often a person consumed processed meat.
08/08/06 Eating processed meat is associated with an increased risk of stomach cancer, a new study suggests.
Susanna C. Larsson of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues performed a meta-analysis of 15 epidemiology studies of processed meat consumption and stomach cancer published between January 1966 and March 2006.
They found that the risk of stomach cancer increased the more often a person consumed processed meat. "Future studies should control for more potential confounders and examine whether the association between processed meat consumption and stomach cancer risk is modified by other dietary factors, H. pylori infection status, or genetic polymorphisms."
