Beware, you may be at high risk of developing cancers of lung, colon and pancreas, researchers have warned. Advanced gum disease, also called periodontitis, is caused by bacterial infection that damages the soft tissue and bone that supports the teeth. Periodontitis is also linked with pancreatic cancer mortality, proved another study, involving some 70,000 Finns and published in the International Journal of Cancer. Periodontitis is also linked with pancreatic cancer mortality, proved another study, involving some 70,000 Finns and published in the International Journal of Cancer. A low-grade systemic inflammation related to periodontitis facilitates the spreading of oral bacteria and their virulence factors to other parts of the body.

Source: Hindustan Times January 17, 2018 11:03 UTC