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Association Between Clostridioides difficile Test Positivity and Incident Colorectal Cancer in a Multisite Hospital-Based Retrospective Cohort Analysis

2026-02-24 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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IntroductionSporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a significant driver of worldwide morbidity and mortality. Environmental factors associated with CRC are increasingly well-described and now include generalized colonic dysbiosis and individual enteric bacteria. Clostridioides difficile is one such species, with recent mouse model work suggesting prolonged exposure to C. difficile toxin B is conducive to colonic tumorigenesis. However, there is a dearth of real-world human evidence linking C. ...

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