Poor oral health and harmful oral bacteria have been linked to pancreatic cancer. That is why you should regularly brush and floss your teeth.

Main takeaways:

- Pancreatic cancer has a low survival rate as is often diagnosed late because there are no symptoms.
- Gum disease and poor oral health increase your risk of pancreatic cancer, oral cancer and heart problems.
- Two oral bacteria - Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans increase the risk of gum disease and pancreatic cancer.

- Smokers are at a higher risk of pancreatic cancer.

See the dentist regularly for checkups and to prevent harmful oral bacteria.

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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/309303.php