Processed meats and the risk of colorectal cancer

Processed meats and the risk of colorectal cancer

The Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 30, 2025

Recent studies have focused on the consumption of meat, especially processed meats, as an important risk factor for colorectal cancer, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their latest Medical Discover News column. They write that according to a recent study, “Eating just 2.5 ounces a day of red and processed meats led to a 32 percent and 40 percent greater risk, respectively, for colorectal cancer.”