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. 2014 Nov 11;2(1):e969630.
doi: 10.4161/23723548.2014.969630. eCollection 2015 Jan-Mar.

Gut microbiota and colon cancer: the carbohydrate link

Antoaneta Belcheva  1 , Alberto Martin  1
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Gut microbiota and colon cancer: the carbohydrate link

Antoaneta Belcheva et al. Mol Cell Oncol. .

Abstract

Understanding the complex pathophysiology of colorectal cancer and the interaction between host genetics, the gut microbiome, and diet has attracted significant attention in the last few years. The discovery that gut microbial metabolites may dictate the course of colorectal cancer progression supports the development of microbial-targeted strategies.

Keywords: colon cancer; diet; gut microbiota; metabolites.

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