but now a new observational study is teasing out processed meats effect in particular on health and shows that not only processed meat raises risk of dying from cancer and heart disease study finds cancer is a huge topic in the media so many movies books tv shows and news stories have plots or subplots related to cancer up until a week ago i spent far too much of my energy avoiding it sounds simple enough right wrong cancer in the media my missed chance at potential therapy when i lost my singing voice at the hands of deadly cancer cells i constantly affirmed let me sing again day after day feeling good today and taking in what each day has to offer maybe this is what matters most not tomorrow not four weeks from now today chasing the future