Mouth Bacteria’s Ability to Fight Cancer Cells
Recent research has uncovered an unexpected ally in the battle against cancer: fusobacterium bacteria found commonly found in the human mouth. Scientists from Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College London researchers discovered this remarkable ability of fusobacterium, typically associated with poor dental health, to kill specific cancer cells.
Researchers were shocked to see fusobacterium could drastically decrease the number of viable cancer cells in laboratory settings by up to 99% – an astounding discovery offering hope for therapeutic advances in head and neck cancer treatments that has seen limited progress for nearly two decades. Continued investigations aim to discover more details behind this remarkable phenomenon that could eventually pave way for innovative and more effective cancer therapies in near future.
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