Did Healthier Hot Dogs Lead To A Drop In Colon Cancer Deaths?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 06:10
in Health & Medicine
While the incidence of colon cancer has not dropped since 1978, deaths have. Earlier diagnosis, better treatment?Perhaps healthier hot dogs. 2011 data from the SEER Cancer Statistics Review from the National Cancer Institute shows colon cancer is still out there but the addition of ascorbate (vitamin C) or its close relative, erythorbate, and the reduced amount of nitrite added in hot dogs, mandated in 1978, was recently linked to the decreased death rate. read more