Mouth bacteria may increase pancreatic cancer risk threefold, experts say
A study has linked 27 types of bacteria and fungi in the mouth with pancreatic cancer. Picture: Alamy/PA
Some 27 species of bacteria and fungi that live in people’s mouths may be linked to a 3.5 times increased risk of pancreatic cancer, researchers have said.
A new study led by NYU Langone Health, an academic medical centre and hospital in New York, looked at the hundreds of bacteria and fungi that reside in people’s mouths.
