
BBQ cooking: Does grilling cause cancer?
By Columbia University Irving Medical Center Summer is our national grilling season, and some of us like our burgers, hot dogs, and vegetables charred. But that flavor profile includes the risk of carcinogens. What’s a grillmaster to do? We asked a Columbia cancer researcher how to avoid creating potentially cancer-promoting agents. Here’s what she said: Does grilling cause cancer? There is no straight line between … Continue reading BBQ cooking: Does grilling cause cancer?