Archive: colon cancer

• Gut Bacteria May Be One Culprit for Increase of Colorectal Cancer in Younger People

  SAN FRANCISCO (January 21, 2020) — A bacteria typically linked to periodontal disease, Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nuc), could play an important role in the rising incidence of colorectal cancer in people under the age of 45. Another type of bacteria, Moraxella osloensis, has been found in colorectal cancer tumors at a nearly four-fold higher rate […]

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, colon cancer, colon cancer in young people, gastrointestinal cancer

• The New Face of Colon Cancer

  While rates of colon cancer are declining overall, more young adults are being diagnosed with the disease – a troubling trend with no easy explanation.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: colon cancer, colon cancer in young people, gastrointestinal cancer