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IARC 2015 Meat Classification

IARC classification of processed meat as carcinogenic to humans and red meat as probably carcinogenic in 2015

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Jan 18, 2026

What specific epidemiological studies most influenced IARC’s 2015 assessment of processed meat and colorectal cancer?

The IARC 2015 classification that processed meat is “carcinogenic to humans” (Group 1) and red meat “probably carcinogenic” (Group 2A) rested chiefly on a large body of epidemiological evidence — hund...