Oral Microbiome Tied to H&N Cancer Risk Lower incidence when Corynebacterium, Kingella spp. are abundant

A greater abundance of certain bacteria in the oral microbiome were associated with a decreased risk of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) in several patient cohorts, according to investigators. Specifically, Richard B. Hayes, DDS, PhD, NYU Langone Health, New York University School of Medicine, and colleagues found the association between a decreased risk of HNSCC and a greater abundance of genera Corynebacterium and Kingella. An earlier study found that higher levels of Tannerella forsythia were associated with an increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma, while a greater abundance of Porphyromonas gingivalis was linked to a higher risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/70521?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2018-01-16&eun=g721819d0r&pos=4&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202018-01-16&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days