Periodontal Disease and Incident Cancer Risk among Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Cohort

Conclusions: Periodontal disease increases risk of total cancer among older women, irrespective of smoking, and certain anatomic sites appear to be vulnerable.
Impact: Our findings support the need for further understanding of the effect of periodontal disease on cancer outcomes. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(8); 1255–65. ©2017 AACR.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - August 1, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Nwizu, N. N., Marshall, J. R., Moysich, K., Genco, R. J., Hovey, K. M., Mai, X., LaMonte, M. J., Freudenheim, J. L., Wactawski-Wende, J. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research