Surprising study: Number of teeth linked to pancreatic cancer survival
Against the backdrop of Shelly Yachimovich's revelation that she was diagnosed with early-stage pancreatic cancer and underwent surgery to remove the tumor, a new study presents surprising findings regarding patients who underwent surgery for the…
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A new study links tooth count to survival odds after pancreatic cancer surgery, with patients who kept at least 21 natural teeth living nearly two years longer on median than those with 20 or fewer. The finding arrives as former politician Shelly Yachimovich publicly disclosed her own early-stage diagnosis and successful tumor removal. The researchers caution that oral health has not been proven to directly cause longer survival. The correlation may point to broader lifestyle or immune factors worth investigating.