Chronic intestinal inflammation leaves lasting molecular scars, or epigenetic "memories," on seemingly healed gut tissues, fundamentally priming these healthy-appearing cells for future cancer development.
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How inflammation may prime the gut for cancer

The epigenetic memory is part of a “one-two punch” that, along with a cancer-promoting mutation, can accelerate tumor growth