Research ties mouth cancer to oral microbiome shifts

Oral squamous cell cancer, or OSCC, arises in the cells that line the mouth. The disease is often diagnosed at a late stage, which comes with a poor prognosis, and 450,000 people die from it every year, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Many studies have reported microbial alterations associated with the disease, but with inconsistent results.

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