Claim: "The classification of processed meat as "Group 1" – carcinogenic to humans means that the evidence is as strong as for other risk factors included in the Group 1 category, including tobacco. It does not mean that the risk is the same. While Cancer Research UK estimates that 19% of…
Fact-check: Viral news article misinterprets classification of processed meat as carcinogenic in claiming it is "as harmful as cigarettes" - Science Feedback
Verdict: viral news article misinterprets classification of processed meat as carcinogenic in claiming it is "as harmful as cigarettes"
Organisation: Science Feedback
Author: Flora Teoh
Date published: 2018-12-05T09:54:08