Mouse study reveals gut microbe balance may be key factor in early-onset colorectal cancer
With colorectal cancer on the rise in people under 50, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are looking at the colon’s tiniest inhabitants to reveal causes and potential treatments.
In a study in genetically modified mice, the researchers mimicked the colon environment of humans likely to experience early-onset colitis — the inflammation that often precedes colorectal cancer. They wanted to understand how microbes in the colon
