Last week, several news outlets reported on a World Health Organization study that linked processed meats such as bacon and hotdogs to cancer. Industry groups were quick to denounce the findings, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which argued science does not support the findings.
College kids go out on Friday nights, have a few drinks, and decide they need a cigarette. They have been told that cigarettes can cause cancer. But no one bombards them with danger warnings about their visit to the tanning booth earlier in the day.
