Pelley today an International Panel of experts said that eating processed meats such as cold cuts and bacon increases the risk of colon cancer and eating red meat likely does the same. After todays report by the world health organization, every one seemed to be asking how great is that risk . So we asked dr. Jon lapook. The who committee has placed processed peat like hot dogs and ham in the same cancer risk category as tobacco but the amount of increased risk is nowhere near the same. Lifetime risk of getting colon cancer is 5 . Eating the equivalent of one hot dog a day raises that to about 6 . By comparison, one study found the lifetime risk of lung cancer is 1. 3 in male nonsmokers, and about 17 in smokers. The evidence was strongest processed meat. The International Panel of experts said the cancer link for red meat like steak and pork is weaker. But that red meat probably also causes cancer, mainly colon but possibly also pancreatic and prostate. The committee described the numbe
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Glor good evening, im president obama hasnt addressed the nation from the oval office in more than five years. That will change tonight. The president will discuss terror threats inside the u. S. , the investigation into the attacks in San Bernardino and more in a prime time statement. It will be the first time hes spoken from the oval office since august 2010 when the u. S. Combat mission ended in iraq. Marnlger gater is at the white house with early details, major . Good evening, the president will describe the San Bernardino attacks as an act of terrorism and will shed light on the fact that this attack was of a kind long feared. One not connected to an organized terrorist conspiracy but terrifying and lethal just the same. Reporter president obama decided to address the nation after meeting saturday with his National Security team. The challenge, reassure a jittery nation his can confront the evolving terrorist threat here a