{
  "id": 557657,
  "title": "Gut Bacteria behind Many Colorectal Cancer Cases in Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/gut-bacteria-behind-many-colorectal-cancer-cases-in-japan",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:26:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081000476/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese research team has said it found traces of genetic mutations caused by a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains in the intestines in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases in Japan. Announcing the findings Monday, the team said that the toxin called colibactin is considered to be involved in carcinogenesis, or the process by which normal cells turn ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}