Metatranscriptomic analysis of the microbiota of tumor tissue in colon cancer

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths, accounting for more than 900,000 deaths a year worldwide. Microbial dysbiosis, including the presence of oral bacteria in the gut has been linked to CRC. Some mechanisms by which specific microorganisms potentially drive tumorigenesis have been described, but there is a lack of studies elucidating...

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• Cancer Research and Treatments
• Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
• Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
• Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
• Gut microbiota and health
• Oral health in cancer treatment
• Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
• Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

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Literature Corpus work

4eaa228b-1919-5351-939e-9179e4934562

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-6213767/v1