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Fusobacterium nucleatum
May 14 , 2024
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- The bacteria known as Fusobacterium nucleatum live in the human mouth and are rarely found elsewhere.
- But in cases of cancer of the colon or the rectum, the bacteria are found in tumours in the gut.
- There, they help cancer cells escape from the immune system and spread to other parts of the body.
- Researchers has identified a distinct subtype of the bacterium that’s found in relatively greater quantities in colorectal cancer (CRC) tumours.
- CRC is the seventh most common type of cancer in India, where the number of cases rose by 20% from 2004 to 2014.
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