Research news: Eating a Lot of Meats Linked to Number of Cancers

The News:
Eating a Lot of Meats Linked to Number of Cancers
by Patricia Neighmond
Morning Edition, December 11, 2007 · A new medical study links high consumption of red and processed meats to an increased risk of different forms of cancer. Health experts already knew red meat increased the risk of colon cancer. Now researchers have found an increased risk for a number of other cancers, as well.
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute wanted to know which cancers other than colon cancer might be more common among big red meat eaters. To find out, they analyzed questionnaires from over a half-million men and women over the age of 50.
In questionnaires, people answered questions about their lifestyle, including what kind of meat they ate, and how often.

The Research:
Read the research behind this story in the journal PLoS Medicine.