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• Researchers identified 24 species of bacteria and fungi in the mouth that either increase or reduce pancreatic cancer risk
• Study tracked 900 participants over 9 years, comparing saliva samples from 445 pancreatic cancer patients to 445 cancer-free individuals
• Oral microbiome profiling could help flag those who need pancreatic cancer screening most urgently
• Key lifestyle factors remain smoking, obesity, diabetes, and alcohol consumption
• Finding suggests oral health and mouth bacteria composition may play a role in this deadly disease
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