Abstract C116: Prevalence and Implication of Aflatoxin B1 expression in colon cancers diagnosed in Southern Nigeria

Abstract Introduction: Mounting evidence shows that there is a high prevalence of late-stage, aggressive, and metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon (AdCC) in Africa, with high mortality and low survival rate among patients. Literature finger food contaminants such as mycotoxin, especially Aflatoxin, as an attributable factor to the high incidence of abdominal cancers. However, there is a paucity of studies to confirm the hypothesis. Hence, this study determined the prevalence of Aflatoxin B1 in AdCC in Southern Nigeria. Citation Format: Chiagoziem Moral Delu-mozie. Prevalence and Implication of Aflatoxin B1 expression in colon cancers diagnosed in Southern Nigeria [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 17th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2024 Sep 21-24; Los Angeles, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2024;33(9 Suppl):Abstract nr C116.