Ludmil Alexandrov
Prof. Ludmil Alexandrov is a researcher at the University of California, San Diego, who investigates the genetic factors associated with colorectal cancer. He played a key role in a recent study that suggests childhood exposure to colibactin, a toxin produced by certain strains of E. coli, may contribute to the rising incidence of bowel cancer in individuals under 50.
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Ludmil Alexandrov is leading the study that demonstrates the link between air pollution and lung cancer in non-smokers.
Cáncer de pulmón en no fumadores: rol del ADN y la polución - Ciencia
Paraguay· 2025-07-03
Ludmil Alexandrov is a bioinformatician from the University of California in San Diego who coined the concept of mutational signature.
Hallada una fuerte conexión entre contaminación atmosférica y cáncer de pulmón en no fumadores | Ciencia
Spain· 2025-07-03
Ludmil Alexandrov is a professor at the University of California, San Diego, who led a study on the association between childhood exposure to colibactin and early-onset colorectal cancer.
Din ce în ce mai mulți tineri sunt afectați de cancerul de colon. Un nou studiu oferă indicii despre cauze
Romania· 2025-05-17
Ludmil Alexandrov suggested that an intestinal bacteria could be associated with the increase in colorectal cancer cases among young people.
Gastroenterólogo comparte cuatro frutas que reducen el riesgo de cáncer de colon: prevenga desde la alimentación
Colombia· 2025-05-01
Ludmil Alexandrov is the lead researcher in the study from the University of California in San Diego.
التعرُّض لسموم بكتيرية في الأمعاء بمرحلة الطفولة قد يتسبب بسرطان القولون في سن مبكرة
Saudi Arabia· 2025-04-28
Ludmil Alexandrov is a senior author of the study and a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at the University of California, San Diego.
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Croatia· 2025-04-24Ludmil Alexandrov believes that the findings of the study change the understanding of cancer, suggesting early life events may influence its development.
Un estudio vincula una toxina bacteriana en los niños a la “epidemia” de cáncer colorrectal en los adultos más jóvenes | Salud y bienestarSpain· 2025-04-23
Prof Ludmil Alexandrov at the University of California, San Diego, discussed the potential link between early life infections and colorectal cancer risk.
Childhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’ | Bowel cancer
United Kingdom· 2025-04-23