July 8, 2016 | Dental Blog,
This Medical News story discusses research that identifies a positive association between oral microbiome dysbiosis and pancreatic cancer.
More than 50 000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and because the disease is often not diagnosed until an advanced stage, less than 10% of those diagnosed will still be alive in 5 years (http://1.usa.gov/1wOVy73). A new study, however, determined that people with 2 types of periodontal disease–causing oral bacteria have a greater risk of subsequently developing pancreatic cancer, thus pointing to a new avenue of research for investigating early markers of pancreatic cancer… More