Childhood exposure to bacterial toxin may be triggering colorectal cancer epidemic among the young

ScienceDaily
Apr 23, 2025, 12:06 pm5 pts
An international team has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin called colibactin. Scientists report that exposure to colibactin in early childhood imprints a distinct genetic signature on the DNA of colon cells -- one that may…

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