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IARC Monographs Volume 114: Evaluation of consumption of red meat and processed meat

26/10/2015

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. These assessments will be published as Volume 114 of the IARC Monographs. A summary of the evaluations has now been published in The Lancet Oncology.

Bouvard V, Loomis D, Guyton KZ, Grosse Y, El Ghissassi F, Benbrahim-Tallaa L, et al. Carcinogenicity of consumption of red and processed meat The Lancet Oncology, Published online 26 October 2015; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00444-1

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Red meat and processed meat Questions and Answers

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  • Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat English.
  • FAQ sur la cancérogénicité de la consommation de viande rouge et de viande transformée French.
  • Preguntas y respuestas sobre la carcinogenicidad del consumo de carne roja y de la carne procesada Spanish.
  • WHO Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese.
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