Type of mouth bacteria ‘melts’ some cancers, study finds
by Sammy Gecsoyler from Science | The Guardian on (#6PHF3)
People with head and neck cancers are said to have better outcomes if fusobacterium is found with their cancer
Scientists have discovered that a common type of mouth bacteria can make certain cancers melt".
Researchers at Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College London said they had been brutally surprised" to find that fusobacterium - a type of bacteria commonly found in the mouth - appears to have the ability to kill certain cancers.
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