The study identified a bacterial toxin created by E-coli as a potential driver of colon cancer cases among those under 50. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A study from UC San Diego researchers has identified ...

Stock image of E. coli bacteria. A new study has found a link between early childhood exposure to a bacterial toxin, colibactin, which comes from some strains of E. coli and causes genetic mutation ...

It's unclear why colon cancer cases have doubled in people under 55 over the past two decades, a staggering rise that has alarmed doctors and cancer researchers. But part of the story could be ...

Health officials have sounded the alarm over a worrying surge in a potentially deadly bacteria linked to colon cancer. Rates of a rare strain of the diarrhoea-causing bug E.coli, rose almost 10-fold ...

A polyp lesion with colibactin-producing E. coli (pks+) is shown in panels A–C. (A) HE staining of the polyp lesion, which shows high-grade tubular adenoma. (B) High magnification of A. (C) A few ...

The study author says if someone is exposed by age 10, they could be "decades ahead of schedule for developing colorectal cancer" A bacterial toxin, caused by some strains of E. coli, may be fueling ...