Risk of cancer in people with gum disease

According to a study from the United States, menopausal women have a history of gum disease at risk of cancer.

This is a national work in the United States to find out the relationship between periodontal disease and cancer risk in women , conducted by researchers at the University of Buffalo (USA), recently published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention

People with gum disease are at risk of cancer when they get old.(Photo: UPI).

The study was conducted on 65,869 postmenopausal women, the average age participating from 54 to 86. The results showed that women with a history of gum disease have a cancer risk of over 14%. Of the 7,149 cases of cancer that occurred in participants, up to 2,416 had breast cancer.

Gum disease may also be related to the risk of esophageal cancer."The esophagus is close to the oral cavity, so teeth pathogens can easily reach and infect the esophageal mucosa, promoting the risk of cancer," said Wactawski-Wende, the study's lead author. on the spot. ' In addition, the disease is thought to be the cause of gallbladder cancer.

With the results of the study, those who are lazy on oral hygiene have had more reasons to worry about health when they get old.