Your Saliva Could Hold the Key to Detecting a Deadly Cancer

Scientists have discovered distinct bacterial patterns in the saliva of patients with a deadly form of esophageal cancer. Bacteria living in the mouth may hold clues to a deadly form of esophageal cancer that often goes undetected until treatment options are limited. Researchers in South Africa have identified distinctive bacterial patterns in patients’ saliva, raising
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