Dental Bacteria Can Cause Also Colon Cancer

Dental Bacteria Can Cause Also Colon Cancer - A type of bacteria that cause tooth decay and disorder of the skin was found to also cause bowel cancer, claims the two groups of independent scientists from Canada and America.

The first study, led by Dr. Robert Holt of Simon Fraser University to identify the bacteria or Fusobacterium trait in question is having a similar genetic material RNA to DNA is involved in the transmission of colon cancer.

While the other team, led by Dr. Matthew Meyerson of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, USA, found DNA sequences showed that Fusobacterium these microbes are the same bacteria cause colon cancer.

Two groups of scientists were doing experiments on 100 samples of healthy colon tissue and who have contracted cancer.

"Clearly these bacteria are similar, still we are still expecting specific results in this study" said Sarah Williams, other scientists from Cancer Research UK, commented on the study results.

Colorectal cancer occupies the third place of the most common cancer in the UK after breast and lung. Although the exact cause is unknown, there are several factors that increase risk, such as family history, lifestyle and age.