Bacon lovers collectively wept when news broke that the World Health Organization had declared processed meats to be a human carcinogen. What all the hyped up reports failed to explain, however, is that the occasional slice of bacon won't shave years off your life. Though there is plenty of evidence that processed meats can increase the odds of getting colon cancer, the actual risk is very small. To put it in perspective: About 120 out of every 100,000 regular bacon eaters will get colon cancer because of their processed pork habit, while 1,000 out of 100,000 smokers will get lung cancer. (Still, it's wise to reduce your processed meat consumption if you're going hog-wild every day.