Eating bacon, ham and sausages can cause bowel cancer - WHO

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Red meat also classified as a ‘probable’ carcinogen, in findings that could sharpen debate over meat-based diets.

Eating processed meat can cause bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet.