The Link Between Gum Disease & Cancer
In the past few years, the world of oral microbiology has been inundated with new research establishing the connection between bacteria found in the mouth…
Category Archives: Cancer
Gum Disease Bacteria Increase HIV Cancer
Does oral cancer have a bacterial origin? A new study in the Journal of Virology suggest there might be a connection. The periodontal pathogens Porphyromonas…
Cancer cases ‘set to rise by half by 2030’: UN
New cases of cancer will rise by half by 2030, reaching 21.6 million per year compared to 14 million in 2012, the UN said on Monday in a global analysis of the scourge. Cancer deaths, meanwhile, will likely rise from 8.2 million to 13 million per year…
Spit Holds the Secrets to Early Cancer Detection
Researchers are finding pancreatic cancer biomarkers in saliva, reports a study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. In 2010, this same research team also found biomarkers…
Report ties smoking to more deaths
The Surgeon General has released a new report that smoking kills 480,000 Americans a year.