Periodontal disease and susceptibility to breast cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

CONCLUSION: Our results provided evidence of a modest positive association between periodontal disease and breast cancer. Implementation of practical measures to prevent and treat periodontal disease is of great public health significance. Moreover, additional studies are recommended to explore this topic in more detail. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PMID: 29974484 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - July 5, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Shi T, Min M, Sun C, Zhang Y, Liang M, Sun Y Tags: J Clin Periodontol Source Type: research