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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Sammy Gecsoyler

Type of mouth bacteria ‘melts’ some cancers, study finds

A doctor taking a sample from a woman's mouth
Fusobacterium is a type of bacteria commonly found in the mouth. Photograph: Andriy Popov/Alamy

Scientists have discovered that a common type of mouth bacteria can make certain cancers “melt”.

Researchers at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College London said they had been “brutally surprised” to find that fusobacterium – a type of bacteria commonly found in the mouth – appears to have the ability to kill certain cancers.

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