New research has found a link between a toxin produced by certain E. coli bacteria and early onset colorectal cancer.

Researchers discover colibactin leaves genetic mutations in young patients, potentially initiating cancer development decades ...

Once considered a disease of older adults, colorectal cancer is now on the rise among young people in at least 27 countries.

Scientists have a new clue in the mystery of why younger people are getting more colon cancer. It may have to do with a toxin produced by a common gut microbe.

In an effort to explain a modern medical mystery, an international team of researchers led by the University of California ...

Proteins form the structural and functional backbone of the cell, and any perturbation in their synthesis can disrupt normal ...

The findings reveal that colibactin leaves behind specific patterns of DNA mutations that were 3.3 times more common in early ...

A toxin produced by E. coli – the troublesome bug that causes vomiting and fevers – could be behind rising bowel cancer rates ...

Scientists report that exposure to colibactin in early childhood imprints a distinct genetic signature on the DNA of colon ...

Exposure to colibactin in early childhood imprints a distinct genetic signature on the DNA of colon cells that can increase the risk of colorectal cancer.