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Study Links Oral Microbes to 3.5x Pancreatic Cancer Risk

9/25/2025

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A NYU Langone Health study links oral microbes to a 3.5 times greater risk of pancreatic cancer.
Analyzing saliva from 122,000 participants, researchers identified 27 cancer-linked microbes, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Eubacterium nodatum, Candida tropicalis.
The study notes poor oral health increases pancreatic cancer vulnerability; about 445 developed cancer and 445 were controls; findings are published in JAMA Oncology.

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A NYU Langone Health study links oral microbes to a 3.5 times greater risk of pancreatic cancer.
Analyzing saliva from 122,000 participants, researchers identified 27 cancer-linked microbes, including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Eubacterium nodatum, Candida tropicalis.
The study notes poor oral health increases pancreatic cancer vulnerability; about 445 developed cancer and 445 were controls; findings are published in JAMA Oncology.