"Could microorganisms in poop help treat the deadliest form of skin cancer?"

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  1. DokaGirl

    DokaGirl Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Research news from Canada:

    "In a phase I clinical trial, the research team is the first in Canada to study the use of fecal transplants to alter a cancer patient’s microbiome and improve their response to anti-PD1 immunotherapy drugs."

    https://www.lawsonresearch.ca/news/fecal-transplants-for-melanoma

    ETA: added a quote from the article.
     
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