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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Sarah Ward

Scientists hope salmonella could hold the key to treating bowel cancer

Researchers believe that salmonella could be further engineered to work alongside the immune system - (http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/ CDC - National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (ZVED); Salmonella)

Salmonella bacteria could be used to treat bowel cancer, scientists hope.

Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK after lung cancer, with around 16,800 deaths per year.

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