Association between bacteria contamination of food and drink and gallbladder cancer development, and establishment of blood test system for early detection of this disease

Countries/Regions
India
Category
Research
Academic Field
Medicine
Related goals of SDGs
3 Good health and well-being
Keyword Gallbladder cancer, metagenomics, tumor marker

Information on Niigata University

Name of the professor/researcher (1)Toshikazu Ikoma (2)Yasuo Tsuchiya (3)Kazutoshi Nakamura
Position/Faculty (1)Visiting Researcher, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences (2)Visiting Researcher, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences (3)Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences

Information on the Counterpart

Countries/Regions India
Faculty/Institution Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of General Surgery, Banaras Hindu University

Detailed Information/Report on Activities

The aims of this research were to disclose bacterial flora in well water of gallbladder cancer patients’ home using metagenomics, and to evaluate usability of existing blood chemical test items and tumor markers as biomarkers for early detection of gallbladder cancer patients.