Periodontal and other oral bacteria and risk of lung cancer in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

Baijun Zhou Jiayun Lu James D Beck Kevin L Moss Anna E Prizment Ryan T Demmer Kori A Porosnicu Rodriguez Corinne E Joshu Dominique S Michaud Elizabeth A Platz

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2022)

This prospective study supports the need for more research on periodontal bacteria in lung cancer etiology. If associations are supported, this may inform novel lung cancer prevention strategies.

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cardiovascular disease