microbes
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To investigate its potential benefits, the scientists tested extracts from the gum against microbes found in oral samples collected from patients with head and neck cancer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Further research will be needed to determine whether the same effects occur in the human mouth and whether reducing these microbes can meaningfully improve cancer outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Although many oral microbes are harmless or beneficial, certain viruses and bacteria have been associated with the development or progression of head and neck cancers.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
The researchers focused on three of these microbes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Certainly I’m no mad exterminator bent on killing devil microbes; on the contrary, I admire them.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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