Bacteria in mouth may diagnose pancreatic cancer

Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 19:00 in Health & Medicine

Patients with pancreatic cancer have a different and distinct profile of specific bacteria in their saliva compared to healthy controls and even patients with other cancers or pancreatic diseases, according to new research. These findings could form the basis for a test to diagnose the disease in its early stages.

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