Mechanisms of oral bacterial virulence factors in pancreatic cancer

• Main Authors: Sun, Zhong, Xiong, Cheng Long, Teh, Seoh Wei, Lim, Jonathan Chee Woei, Kumar, Suresh, Thilakavathy, Karuppiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S. A. 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81325/1/Mechanisms%20of%20oral%20bacterial%20virulence%20factors%20in%20pancreatic%20cancer.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81325/; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00412/full
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal disease, and most patients remain asymptomatic until the disease enters advanced stages. There is lack of knowledge in the pathogenesis, effective prevention and early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Recently, bacteria were found in pancreatic tissue that has bee...