Abstract 848: Pathogenic oral bacteria and risk of incident cancer in postmenopausal women: The Buffalo OsteoPerio Study

Conclusions: We did not find consistent associations between presence of subgingival periodontal pathogens and risk of several cancers, but suggestion of associations with early colonizing pathogens for total and lung cancer. These conclusions are restricted by the small numbers of events and of bacteria evaluated. To clarify the present findings, further research is needed utilizing larger cohorts and more comprehensive assessment of presence and quantity of oral bacteria.Citation Format: Xiaodan Mai, Robert J. Genco, Michael J. LaMonte, Kathleen M. Hovey, Jo L. Freudenheim, Christopher A. Andrews, Jean Wactawski-Wende. Pathogenic oral bacteria and risk of incident cancer in postmenopausal women: The Buffalo OsteoPerio Study. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2015 Apr 18-22; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(15 Suppl):Abstract nr 848. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2015-848

Source: Cancer Research - August 2, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mai, X., Genco, R. J., LaMonte, M. J., Hovey, K. M., Freudenheim, J. L., Andrews, C. A., Wactawski-Wende, J. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research