Wissenschaftler haben herausgefunden, dass fast jede Krebsart eine eigene Gemeinschaft von Mikroben beherbergt – das Tumormikrobiom –, die beeinflussen kann, wie Tumore entstehen, sich ausbreiten und auf die Behandlung ansprechen, und so den Weg für eine neue Ära der Präzisionsmedizin ebnen.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352304225002223

From the linked article:

**Scientists found that nearly every cancer harbors its own distinct community of microbes – tiny passengers that can influence how tumors start, spread, and respond to treatment, paving the way for a new era of precision medicine.**

A new study has summarized what’s currently known about the communities of microorganisms that live inside cancer tissue – **the tumor microbiome** – in different types of cancer. It looks at their influence on how cancers start, grow, spread, and respond to treatment – knowledge that could transform the way cancers are diagnosed, treated, and monitored in the era of precision medicine.

Nearly all cancers harbor their own distinct microbial ecosystems. These microbes can promote or suppress tumor growth, alter immune response, and affect treatment outcomes. Understanding and targeting the tumor microbiome could have a few flow-on effects. It could lead to earlier, more accurate diagnoses, enable personalized treatments based on microbial profiles, and could help overcome drug resistance and improve survival rates.

Wow, I never took a personal interest in Bacteriology, but it’s fascinating how we keep finding clues that we’re all just all a bunch of meatsack mechabots operated by bacteria (brain-gut axis being the obvious example).

So what now? Our own microbiome is being infiltrated by tumerogenic flora and if we can prevent that, cancer might be slowed or possibly not a problem anymore?