Watch out for processed meat, it has been linked with Pancreatic Cancer

Maximized Living posted a new article on Processed Meat Linking to Pancreatic Cancer. It is a very interesting article because majority of the food we have access to includes processed meat.
According to PubMed Health, the pancreas is an organ in the body that secretes enzymes that helps our intestines absorbs food, especially fats. Pancreatic Cancer is more common in woman than in men. The results from 11 studies was analyzed by the Swedish Cancer Foundation and Karolinska Institute, it showed that there was a 19% increase in risk of pancreatic cancer for people who ate 50 grams of processed meat every day compared to people who didn't eat meat.
What is considered processed meat? Anything that has to be "processed" before it gets to you. That means that preservatives (chemicals) are added to them or anything else are added to them in order to make them last longer. Processed anything seems to include that. One popular one for processed meat is sodium nitrate which is used to keep the meat from discoloration.