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Results should be interpreted using the performing laboratorys reference range and alongside other findings
276,277 Other prospective cohort studies have revealed the associations between prudent diets (rich in whole grains and dietary fiber) and Western diets (rich in red and processed meat, refined grains, and desserts) with CRC risk and indicated that the effect of these diets may differ based on the presence of Fusobacterium nucleatum in tumor tissue

DOI: Published online: October 24, 2024 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea 2 Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea 3 Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Trial Center, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea Corresponding author: Bo Hyun Kim Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 49 Busandaehak-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 50612, Korea E-mail: [email protected] Copyright 2025 Korean Diabetes Association This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License ( which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited