Bifidobacterium breve R0070 and Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer

• Potential role of probiotics on colorectal cancer prevention.

  • 2012-11
  • Review
  • BMC surgery 12(S1)
  • • Mario Uccello
    • Giulia Malaguarnera
    • Francesco Basile
    • Velia D'agata
    • Michele Malaguarnera
    • Gaetano Bertino
    • Marco Vacante
    • Filippo Drago
    • Antonio Biondi

  • PubMed: 23173670
  • DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-12-s1-s35

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer

  • Moderate evidence
  • Highly Cited

  Evidence from a wide range of sources supports the assumption that the link between diet and colorectal cancer may be due to an imbalance of the intestinal microflora... In vivo and molecular studies have displayed encouraging findings that support a role of probiotics in colorectal cancer prevention.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small