Discovered 'culprit' causes colon cancer

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University in the UK have found the bacteria that are thought to cause colon cancer, one of the most prevalent cancers in the UK.

After conducting research on mice that carried colon cancer-causing genes, the researchers found that H. pylori , a culprit in gastric ulcers, was also the cause. colon cancer.

Currently, stomach ulcers can be cured with antibiotics. However, scientists still do not know whether bacteria that cause colon cancer can be cured with current antibiotics.

Scientists also said they have found this way of causing cancer. Accordingly, too many Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) will promote the process of intestinal immune cells to produce chemicals that stimulate inflammation. These infections are an ideal environment for H. hepaticus to develop colon cancer.

' If what we obtained when experimenting on mice is true for the human body, chronic inflammation destroys substances in the colon cells and facilitates the initiation of H. pylori bacteria. proliferate rapidly to grow into tumors. 'Dr Drew Pardoll, an immunologist at Johns Hopkins University, said.

Currently in the UK, more than 37,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer each year. And with the discovery of bacteria and colon cancer mechanisms, scientists hope to find a vaccine or drug soon to fight colon cancer, one of the many cancer types with billions. The highest infection in the UK.