The microbiome and human cancer
BACKGROUND: Historical accounts linking cancer and microbes date as early as four millennia ago. Post establishment of the germ theory of infectious diseases, clinical research of microbial influences on cancer began in 1868, when William Busch reported spontaneous...
Unhealthy Gut Helps Breast Cancer Spread, Research Reveals
An unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from UVA Cancer Center reveals. The gut microbiome – the collection of microbes that naturally live inside us – can be disrupted by poor...
Research progress on the effect of gut and tumor microbiota on antitumor efficacy and adverse effects of chemotherapy drugs
Chemotherapy is one of the most effective methods of systemic cancer treatment. Chemotherapy drugs are delivered through the blood circulation system, and they can act at all stages of the cell cycle, and can target DNA, topoisomerase, or tubulin to prevent the growth...
