A research shows that eating one sausage a day or two rashers of bacon raises the risk of pancreatic cancer by a fifth, the Daily Mail reported.

Scientists have found that even relatively small amounts of processed meat increase the chance of developing the deadly illness, including pancreatic cancer, known as "the silent killer" because it often does not produce symptoms in early stages.

Now scientists in Sweden have found that eating just 50g of processed meat a day raises the likelihood by 19 percent.

(China.org.cn January 27, 2012)

据英国《每日邮报》报道，一项研究显示，每日食用一根香肠或两片咸肉，患上胰腺癌的几率会增加五分之一。

科学家发现，经过加工的肉制品，即使少量食用，也可能增加患致命疾病的几率。胰腺癌被称为“无声杀手”，因为罹患该病早期没有任何征兆。

瑞典科学家表示，每天食用50克加工肉制品，得胰腺癌的几率将增加19%。