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Oral Bacteria in Pancreas Linked to More Aggressive Tumors

  • Writer: Shannon Norman-Kotre, DDS
    Shannon Norman-Kotre, DDS
  • Apr 9, 2019
  • 1 min read

Yet more scientific evidence of the ways in which oral health impact whole-body wellness.


"'We were surprised to find oral bacteria in the pancreas, but it wasn't totally unexpected,' says Dr Sällberg Chen. 'The bacteria we identified has already been shown in an earlier, smaller study to be higher in the saliva of patients with pancreatic cancer.'"


 
 
 

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