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Stomach cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Its identification is often late, which makes treatment difficult. But now a new hope has arisen. In recent research, scientists have found that stomach cancer can be detected early with just a simple oral rinse.
This research will be presented at the Digestive Disease Week conference to be held in America. In this study, researchers analyzed oral bacteria samples from 98 people. Of these, 30 people had stomach cancer, 30 people were in pre-cancer stage and 38 people were healthy.
Conclusion of the study:
The study found that there was a clear difference between the oral bacteria of people with stomach cancer and pre-cancer and the oral bacteria of healthy people. Not only this, very little difference was found in the bacteria of the mouth even in cases of cancer and pre-cancer. This shows that as changes begin in the stomach, the bacteria in the mouth also begin to change.
expert opinion:
Dr. Perati, the main researcher of the study, says that our research shows that the bacteria in the mouth and stomach are interconnected. We can get an idea of the environment of the stomach from the bacteria present in the mouth. With this, such tests can be developed in future which will be helpful in easily detecting stomach cancer.
More research is needed:
This research is still in its early stages and will need to undergo more extensive study. But doctors believe that this is an important discovery. If in the future stomach cancer can be detected using only mouthwash water, it could revolutionize early detection and treatment of cancer.