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Month: November 2017

Can the human microbiota cause cancer? Part 2: Inflammation

December 2, 2017November 22, 2017 by Amanda Hurley

As I intimated in last week’s post, bacteria can cause cancer! But how? How does cancer develop in the first place? If you want a seriously in-depth answer to this question, I highly recommend Siddartha Muhkerjee’s “Emperor of All Maladies.” Holy crap, that book was good. More simply, cancer arises from changes in the normal … Read more

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Does the human microbiota cause cancer? Part 1

November 11, 2017 by Amanda Hurley

So. Does the human microbiota cause cancer? Let’s get right to the meat of the issue. The microbiota is so hot right now and there have been all kinds of speculation (and actual research) on its influence on health and disease. Actually, microbes have an intimate history with cancer. The first oncogene was, in fact, … Read more

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