Study looks at oral microbe in colorectal cancer

Dear Doctors: I recently read about a study that found a link between a certain kind of bacteria that lives in your mouth and the risk of developing colon cancer. I would like to know more details about that study, and also if this might point to a new approach in treatments.

Dear Reader: You are referring to the results of a study recently published in the journal Nature.

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