Common mouth bacteria found to ‘melt’ certain cancers in ‘surprising’ discovery

People whose head and neck cancers were found to have this bacteria within their cancer have also been found to have “much better outcomes”, according to a new study

Academics said that they have found that a common bacteria can ‘melt’ some cancers (Alamy/PA)

A common type of bacteria has been found to make certain cancers “melt”, scientists have discovered.

Researchers said that they were “brutally surprised” to find that Fusobacterium – a bacteria commonly found in the mouth – appears to have the ability to kill certain cancers.