Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Gum Disease
Women who report having periodontal disease are at greater risk for breast cancer, especially if they smoke or recently quit smoking, a new study reports….
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Oral Pathogen Found in Pancreatic Cancer Tissue
A prominent oral pathogen has been detected in cancerous pancreatic tissue, according to a recent study in the journal Oncotarget. Researchers found that Fusobacterium nucleatum…
Oral Bacteria Increase Colorectal Cancer Mortality
Bacteria from the mouth increase colorectal cancer mortality, according to researchers at Harvard. Their results were published in the journal Gut. When F. nucleatum was…
The Enzyme That Links Periodontitis & Cancer
An enzyme related to both longevity and cancer has been linked with periodontitis, according to a recent study in the Journal of Periodontology. The human…
P. gingivalis Increases Orodigestive Cancer Mortality
The periodontal bacterium P. gingivalis substantially increases orodigestive cancer mortality, according to a study in Carcinogenesis. In a study of 12,605 individuals over the course…
Pre-Diabetes Ups Cancer Risk 15%
People with pre-diabetes have a 15% increased risk of cancer, according to a study published in the journal Diabetologia. The study, which aimed to evaluate…
Diabetes Ups Head & Neck Cancer Risk by 50%
Diabetes is a complicated disease that can have a plethora of systemic effects, some of the first of which show up in the mouth. New…
Periodontal Disease Associated with Gastric Precancerous Lesions
Do oral bacteria contribute to stomach cancer? That’s a question researchers at the New York University College of Dentistry recently posed as they examined the…
Periodontal Disease Linked with Several Cancers
People who receive treatment for periodontal disease may be setting themselves up for a lower risk of cancer down the road, according to a study…
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…