Human oral microbiome and prospective risk for pancreatic cancer: a population-based nested case-control study

Fan, Xiaozhou; V. Alekseyenko, Alexander; Wu, Jing; A. Peters, Brandilyn; J. Jacobs, Eric; M. Gapstur, Susan; P. Purdue, Mark; C. Abnet, Christian; Z. Stolzenberg‐Solomon, Rachael; Miller, George; Ravel, Jacques; B. Hayes, Richard; Ahn, Jiyoung

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312580

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Human oral microbiome and prospective risk for pancreatic cancer: a population-based nested case-control study

Published in Gut • Oct 14, 2016

Authors:

Xiaozhou Fan

Alexander V. Alekseyenko

Jing Wu

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: A history of periodontal disease and the presence of circulating antibodies to selected oral pathogens have been associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer; however, direct relationships of oral microbes with pancreatic cancer have not been evaluated in prospective studies. We ex...

Subject

Pancreatic cancer

Cancer

Internal medicine

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