1. Last night, Dr Rob Glynne–Jones, medical director of Bowel Cancer UK, said: "This is very intriguing and exciting data.

2. The obvious concept that behind 1 fraudster is many frauds seems to be entirely mssing. – Nick Glynne, Huddersfield, UK Add your comment Name: Your email address will not be publishedEmail: Town and country: Terms and conditionsYour comment: make text area biggerYou have characters left.

3. The authors said: «Inflammation is now recognised as being pivotal in coronary artery disease. «Colo–rectal cancer is also thought to progress through the pathway of inflammation.» A spokesman for the British Heart Foundation said: «This study identifies an association between colorectal cancer and coronary heart disease, which is not the same as saying one causes another. «It is possible that both conditions develop through the mechanism of chronic inflammation – which may account for this association. «But the association could also be due to shared lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, physical inactivity and poor diet.» Rob Glynne–Jones, of Bowel Cancer UK, said: «This is an intriguing study which could have a lot of implications. «If inflammation caused by a bacteria is the link between the two, it means that drugs could be developed to try to prevent both heart disease and bowel cancer. «Prevention is a much nicer strategy than cure.» Share this article: What is this?