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  • Mouth Microbes Linked to Pancreas Cancer Risk

    09/19/2025 3:18:30 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 21 replies
    MEDPAGE TODAY ^ | September 18, 2025 | Terrence Rudd
    A microbial risk score could help identify people at greater riskKey Takeaways Oral bacteria and fungi may help reshape the pancreatic microbiome and promote carcinogenesis. Earlier research has connected periodontal disease and clinical candidiasis with greater pancreatic cancer risk. Altogether, the study identified a more than threefold increase in cancer risk for every one standard deviation rise in a microbial risk score comprised of 27 bacteria and fungi. More than two dozen bacteria and fungi in the mouth may be linked to pancreatic cancer risk, according to an analysis of two large cohorts. Analysis of oral-wash samples from over 120,000...