I don't think it's equivalent to 3-5 cigarettes. An 18% increase isn't the same when the incidence rate on colorectal cancer starts off so low compared to lung

I don't think it's equivalent to 3-5 cigarettes. An 18% increase isn't the same when the incidence rate on colorectal cancer starts off so low compared to lung cancer. This article is one that got posted on HN a while back. https://medium.com/life-tips/processed-meats-as-bad-as-cigarettes-bad-reporting-on-good-science-ac43a97be603#.m894jm5se https://medium.com/life-tips/processed-meats-as-bad-as-cigar...