Bacteria in yoghurt may transform cancer battle

A BACTERIA commonly found in probiotic yoghurt could revolutionise the battle against cancer, groundbreaking research has shown.

The discovery could potentially eliminate the need for painful IV injections when administering chemo- therapy drugs and would not have the toxic effect many current cancer therapies have on healthy cells.

Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Centre (CCRC) in University College Cork have shown that harmless bacteria (bifidobacteria) have a natural ability to travel through the body and grow specifically inside tumours.