1. Colon Cancer and IBD: Potential Links to Race, Microbiota
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Edward L. Lee, Hassan Brim, Broderick E. Eribo, Hassan Ashktorab, and Courtney J. Robinson
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Race (biology) ,Colorectal cancer ,business.industry ,Immunology ,medicine ,Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ,Racial group ,medicine.disease ,business ,Microbiology ,Inflammatory bowel disease ,digestive system diseases - Abstract
Some diseases affect particular racial groups at higher rates than others. For example, African-American males develop colorectal cancer (CRC) at a significantly higher frequency than do European-American males. Likewise, Caucasians are more likely to develop inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) than any other racial group worldwide, but the number of cases in non-whites appears to be increasing. While several factors contribute to IBD and colon cancer, here we focus on how the microbiota and racial backgrounds might intersect in these two diseases.
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- 2013
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