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Decoding the Deadly Link Between Oral Microbes and Cancer


A study published in Nature suggests that a subtype of Fusobacterium nucleatum underlies colorectal cancer growth in humans and could be useful in screening and treatments. Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have found that a specific subtype of a microbe commonly found in the mouth is

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