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Lung tumours swell when prodded by airway microbes

Respiratory-tract bacteria stimulate immune cells, which encourages tumour cells to multiply.
Lung cancer cell from an adenocarcinoma

A cell from a lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer in non-smokers. The cancer is influenced by the lung’s microbiome. Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/SPL

Microbes that live in the lungs can spur tumour growth by triggering inflammation, studies in mice have shown.

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Nature 566, 11 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-00357-w

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