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The Reading Room: How Diarrheal Bacteria Cause Some Colon Cancers

Hatshepsut
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There has been some discussion on the board in the last day or two about the myriad possible causes of colon cancer. Here is an article that speculates on yet another possible cause for some cases. This article references research at Johns Hopkins.
Link: How diarrheal bacteria cause some colon cancers
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Link: How diarrheal bacteria cause some colon cancers
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