SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER

摘要

Colorectal cancer is a severe disease, if not assessed properly, it may lead to the death of an individual. A system and method for assessing the risk of colorectal cancer has been provided. The system is configured to assess individuals to check the risk of presence of colorectal cancer (CRC) and/or adenomatous (colonic/ rectal) polyps, by quantifying the abundance of sensory proteins in their gut microbiome. The system further categorizes the person into one of healthy, adenoma and cancerous categories based on the nature and abundance of sensory proteins in the gut microbiome. The system further describes microbiota based therapeutics for treatment of the person with colorectal adenoma and/or cancer through administration of at least one of a consortium of healthy microbes, antibiotic drugs and pre-/ pro-/ syn-/ post-biotic compounds or fecal microbiome transplant which could modulate the disease microbiome composition towards a healthy equilibrium.