Links demystified: Periodontitis and cancer

• Main Authors: Gowri Pendyala (Author), Saurabh Joshi (Author), Shantanu Chaudhari (Author), Dhananjay Gandhage (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cancer is marked by the uncontrolled growth of cells, tissue invasion and metastasis to various organs via the circulatory and lymphatic systems. Recent data have expanded the concept that inflammation is a critical component of tumor progression. Many cancers arise from sites of infection, chronic...