Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, appears to alter gut DNA in a way that prompts colon ...

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A bacterial toxin could be responsible for increases in colon cancer among younger adults Colibactin-related DNA mutations are more than three times as common in early-onset colon cancers Researchers ...

Colon cancer cases have been increasing among younger adults, and now researchers think they've identified a potential culprit. A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E.