Despite rapid advances in modern medical technology and significant improvements in
survival rates of many cancers, pancreatic cancer is still a highly lethal gastrointestinal …

Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide, and mortality rates are still
high. Primary preventive strategies, aimed to reduce risk factors and promote protective …

Less than a century ago, gastric cancer was the most common cancer in the United States
and perhaps throughout the world. Despite its worldwide decline in incidence over the past …

Diet has an important role in the development of colorectal cancer. In the past few decades,
findings from extensive epidemiologic and experimental investigations have linked …

Chronic overnutrition and obesity induces low-grade inflammation throughout the body.
Termed “meta-inflammation,” this chronic state of inflammation is mediated by macrophages …

Background & Aims Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often have psychiatric
comorbidities. Alterations in the intestinal microbiota have been associated with IBS and …

In this fast-food era, people depend on ready-made foods and engage in minimal physical
activities that ultimately change their food habits. Majorities of such foods have harmful …

Background The role of poor diet quality in the rising incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC)
diagnosed younger than age 50 years has not been explored. Based on molecular features …

Gut dysbiosis may play an etiological role in colorectal tumorigenesis. We previously
observed that the abundance of Parabacteroides distasonis (Pd) in stool was inversely …

Purpose: The roles of intravisceral and subcutaneous fat are unknown, and the prevalence
of precancerous lesions in obese patients was never evaluated. This study aims to assess …