Carr PR, et al. - Using Cox proportional hazards regression models, researchers evaluated the associations of red and processed meat consumption before the diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) with overall and CRC-specific survival. They collected data from 7,627 patients with stage I-IV CRC from 10 studies in the International Survival Analysis in Colorectal Cancer Consortium. Of the 7,627 CRC patients, 2,338 died over a median follow-up period of 5.1 years, including 1,576 from CRC. According to findings, red and processed meat intake prior to CRC diagnosis was not linked to shorter survival time after diagnosis in this large consortium of CRC patient cohorts. However, a possible weak adverse association cannot be excluded.