Toxin caused by common stomach bug could be driving up rates of bowel cancer

Rates of bowel cancer among young Britons have been increasing for years (Picture: Getty Images)A toxin produced by E. coli – the troublesome bug that causes vomiting and fevers – could be behind rising bowel cancer rates.
The disease, also called colorectal cancer, predominantly impacts people over 50 though for the last two decades has begun to impact more young people worldwide.
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