LIVER CANCER GETS A GUT CHECK: Obesity promotes liver cancer development through the gut microbiome @YourekaScience
LIVER CANCER GETS A GUT CHECK: Obesity promotes liver cancer development through the gut microbiome @YourekaScience
Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
New research is bridging the fields of gut microbiome, cancer, and obesity.
Scientists have discovered that obesity promotes liver cancer development by acting through the gut microbiome.
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Original Article: Yoshimoto et al. Nature 499, 97-101 (2013).
nature.com/nature/journal/v499/n7456/full/nature12347.html
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