Gut Microbes Spur Development of Bowel Cancer

   

 Gut Microbes Spur Development of Bowel Cancer

     It seems that not only is dowel cancer is genetic, and if you are related to someone who has bowel cancer you are not predisposed to it. It seems that there are microbes living in the gut that help in the development of intestinal tumors. Bowel cancer also known as colorectal cancer results in a sequence of genetic mutations that change healthy cells to cancerous cells: by first creating tumors also known as polyps that can become malignant. This new research has shown that polyps are the bacteria that are important for early tumor development. Using mice discovered all this new information in the discovery of these microbes in the gut.

     It seems like to me that more and more cancers are being found to be created or improved by the microbes in the body; also showing that anyone can get cancer and that it isn’t always inherited by genetics. However it could be safe to say that if you are related to someone who has cancer and that anyone can get this kind of cancer if these microbes live in you that you can possibly get cancer. In this case it would be bowel cancer, however it is suggested that this can be avoided if certain gut bacteria is removed; more research is needed to see if this is possible and a true fact that can be implemented in the future. If it is found to be true so many people can be saved and treated before they even get sick.  

 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303135902.htm