https://doi.org/10.71450/56839173
Published: 15/08/2024
Peer reviewed by two members of Breast Cancer UK independent Science Panel.
The human microbiome, all the microbes and their genes found in the human body, plays a key role in influencing health and the development of diseases. The role of the gut microbiome has been extensively studied in relation to breast cancer risk, showing that dysbiosis, an imbalance in bacterial composition or distribution, of the gut microbiota is linked to a higher risk of breast cancer through different mechanisms. Other microbiomes and breast cancer risk are being studied, such as the breast, breast skin and oral microbiomes; however, to date, the strongest links identified are with the gut microbiome.
Boulin T., Moody H. The microbiome and breast cancer. Breast Cancer UK. 2024. https://doi.org/10.71450/56839173
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