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What accounts for the variety of cancer drugs the FDA has recently announced are in short supply? William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says there are at least two issues. Nelson: There are a number …

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Cancer and infectious disease are increasingly related, with one of the latest studies establishing a link between a common bacterial infection, Helicobacter pylori, specific genes, and stomach cancer. And it’s not just bacteria, says Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer center director …

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A combination of certain genes and infection with a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori or H. pylori increases the risk for gastric or stomach cancer, a new study finds. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says that risk …

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A common bacterium called Helicobacter pylori or H.pylori infects the stomach, and is known to cause stomach ulcers. Now new research links this infection and genetics to the development of stomach or gastric cancer. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel …

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You have more bacteria in your gut than you have cells in your body, and they provide you a range of benefits. Now new research demonstrates that for some people with pancreas cancer, their bacteria produce a chemical that seems …

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People with cancer of the pancreas who had used antibiotics in the year prior to their treatment fared worse when their cancer was treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors than those who had not, a recent study finds. Kimmel Cancer Center …

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Your gut flora, or microbiota, normally helps keep you healthy. When you take an antibiotic it disrupts the flora. Now a new study shows that some types of antibiotics are associated with a poorer response to cancer therapies called immune …

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