Open AccessRed Meat and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Н. В. Ожиганова,
С. В. Мустафина
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
interaktivnaâ nauka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2500-2686
pISSN - 2414-9411
DOI - 10.21661/r-519232
Subject(s) - red meat , colorectal cancer , consumption (sociology) , connection (principal bundle) , incidence (geometry) , processed meat , medicine , cancer , food science , biology , pathology , mathematics , sociology , social science , geometry
The potential connection between consumption of red meat and development of colorectal cancer has been the subject of scientific discussion for a long time. However, uncertainty persists to this day. Consumption of processed meat and red meat may play a role in colon carcinogenesis, among other risk factors. An analysis of the updated data demonstrates an ever-smaller connection between red meat consumption and colorectal cancer incidence.