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Your microbiome, the host of organisms that live on and in you, are unique to you, with a new study showing that some types of bacteria and fungi may increase your risk for pancreas cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director William …

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Certain bacteria resident on people’s bodies do confer an increased risk for pancreas cancer, a new study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says assessing this type of risk requires analysis of bacteria resident …

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Your microbiome is the collection of microorganisms that live on you and in you, with a new study pointing to certain bacteria as increasing one’s risk of pancreas cancer. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says many new …

What might your microbiome have to do with your cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »