Dominique Michaud of the Harvard School of Public Health, led a study analyzing data of over 48,000 male health professionals -a large number of whom were non-smokers- who were followed for 16 years. Interestingly, more than half the men participating in the study are dentists.
They found that men who had reported gum disease were 64% more likely to develope pancreatic cancer than men with healthy teeth and gums. Men who lost teeth within the past four years were especially likely to develop pancreatic cancer. Among nonsmokers, those with gum disease were more than twice as likely to have pancreatic cancer. Past studies have also linked gum disease to pancreatic cancer but without factoring in smoking, which contributes to both gum disease and cancer.
“The association may be due to systemic (throughout the body) inflammation and/or increased levels of carcinogenic compounds generated by bacteria in the oral cavity of individuals with periodontal disease,” the researchers wrote.
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, it will kill 95 percent of the 32,000 people who get it this year.
These findings appear in the Jan. 17 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Jim Song, creator of the Germ Terminator Toothbrush Sanitizer, offers more information on the subject of silent inflammation and a suprisingly simple solution in his book, Why Your Toothbrush May Be Killing You... Slowly.
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