Large study identifies which cancers harbour their own microbiomes
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Henry Wood
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A growing body of research reveals that some cancers have their own microbiomes — communities of bacteria, viruses and fungi living within tumours. This large-scale study aims to clarify which cancers harbour these microbiomes and which don't, after the field was plagued by contradictory claims and competing methods. Understanding which tumours have microbiomes could lead to more personalised cancer treatments.
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· 3 pulledFor decades, cancer has been thought of as a purely human disease – rogue cells multiplying out of control, with no room for anything else in the picture.
Some tumours, it turns out, come with company: communities of bacteria, viruses and fungi living on, between and even inside the cancer cells themselves.
The field has been dogged by contradictory claims, competing methods and – in one particularly damning...
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