Study: Diet can influence the breast microbiome and alter breast cancer tumors
When people think of microbiome, they typically think about the gut, but there s also a breast microbiome, and the role it plays in breast health and breast cancer isn t thoroughly understood. A microbiome is the collection of microorganisms that live in a particular environment in the body.
In 2018, scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health, showed that diet can influence the breast microbiome, demonstrating that like the gut microbiome, the breast microbiota can respond to diet.
Now, new research shows that diet, including fish oil supplements, can alter not only the breast microbiome, but also breast cancer tumors. The study appears online in
New research shows that diet, including fish oil supplements, can alter not only the breast microbiome, but also breast cancer tumors. The study appears online in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.