Metastatic Colon Cancer in an Individual Following Prolonged Daily Inulin Consumption

Studies in rodents suggest that inulin supplements may be carcinogenic. We present a case implicating that this risk extends to humans. A healthy male from a family lacking history of cancer had his first cancer-screening colonoscopy at age 56. No intestinal polyps/abnormalities were detected. A sec...

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Main Authors: Beng San Yeoh, Andrew T. Gewirtz, Matam Vijay-Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Gastro Hep Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277257232300198X