Article: Gum disease linked to pancreatic cancer.

According to new research from Harvard Medical School, having periodontal or gum disease may boost your risk of getting pancreatic cancer. The study involving 51,000 men was published in the Jan. 17, 2007 issue of the Journal of the national Cancer Institute. While two previous studies had uncovered a link between tooth loss or gum inflammation and pancreatic cancer, one included only smokers and the other did not take into account smoking, which is ...

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