Mouth germs and cancer

Mouth germs and cancer

Mouth germs and cancer

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services sent this bulletin at 09/13/2013 10:45 AM EDT

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. HHS HealthBeat (September 13, 2013) Mouth germs and cancer Researchers suspect a germ in the mouth could raise the risk of colon cancer. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland say it’s the bacterium known as Fn, which lives in the mouth and can be carried to other body sites. Listen to the Podcast  Daily HealthBeat Podcast for U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. All HHS press materials are available in the HHS Newsroom. Learn how HHS is implementing the Digital Government Strategy. Like HHS on Facebook .  Follow HHS on Twitter @HHSgov and sign up for HHS Email Updates.