by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 5, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from Harvard Medical School found that a typical Western diet increases growth of specific bacteria in the gut called “polyketide synthase (pks+) E. Coli” that produce a chemical called colibactin, which causes DNA mutations that can turn normal colon cells...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 17, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Fourteen patients with “mismatched-repair” colorectal cancers were given a drug called dostarlimab every three weeks for six months, and follow-up after two years found that none of the patients had any remaining evidence of cancer (NEJM, June 5, 2022). This is an...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 3, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The largest prospective study yet of 121,111 adult health professionals in the Nurses’ Health and Health Professionals Follow-Up Studies found 2733 cases of colon-rectal cancer, with 901 deaths. Sugar-sweetened beverages were associated with significantly increased...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 1, 2021 | Nutrition
Two studies show that the more processed foods you eat, the more likely you are to suffer a heart attack or colon cancer: • Researchers followed 3,000 middle-aged people, average age 53, for 18 years and found out that the more ultra-processed foods they ate, the more...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 27, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A review of 45 prospective studies found that risk for suffering colon cancer is increased by drinking alcohol and eating red meat, and decreased by eating more fiber and yogurt (JAMA Netw Open, Feb 16, 2021;4(2):e2037341). More than 1.3 million North Americans have...
