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Largest study yet reveals which cancers have their own microbiomes

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Largest study yet reveals which cancers have their own microbiomes
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For decades, cancer has been thought of as a purely human disease—rogue cells multiplying out of control, with no room for anything else in the picture. But a growing body of research suggests that isn't quite right. Some tumors, it turns out, come with company: communities of bacteria, viruses and fungi living on, between and even inside the cancer cells themselves.

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