How a Common Oral Bacteria Makes Colon Cancer More Deadly

Shannon Norman-Kotre, DDS
Apr 29, 2019
1 min read

Oral bacteria is being linked to non-oral cancers more and more frequently:

"Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have determined how F. nucleatum -- a common oral bacteria often implicated in tooth decay -- accelerates the growth of colon cancer. The study was published online in the journal EMBO Reports."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190304100009.htm?fbclid=IwAR17aJjcVY_gmEJy82_dvLe3INjhFarBO25HyTB_ui8YhXM3EjEBMDezPYo

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