A recent study from Guy’s, St. Thomas’, and King’s College London found that some oral bacteria can kill cancer cells in the head and neck.
According to research findings published in Cancer Communications, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a horrible form of cancer and the sixth most common cancer globally. The therapy for it hasn’t advanced recently.
According to Guys and St. Thomas, scientists may have found new hope in fusobacterium, a bacteria that promotes colon cancer but stops it from spreading to the head and neck.
This study indicates that these bacteria almost melt head and neck cancer cells, indicating a more nuanced relationship between them and cancer than previously believed.
