Cancer Research
Breast microbe elevated in women with obesity after menopause
One bacterium’s average share of breast bacteria was 5.6% in postmenopausal women with obesity versus 0.054% in premenopausal women without obesity; all had breast…One bacterium’s average share of breast bacteria was 5.6% in postmenopausal women with obesity versus 0.054% in premenopausal women without obesity; all had breast cancer.
Cross-sectional studyMechanisms
Who was studiedWomen with breast cancer, against premenopausal women without obesity
What changedAkkermansia muciniphila’s share of breast bacteria was 5.6% in postmenopausal women with obesity versus 0.054% in premenopausal women without obesity
The catchOnly 20 women per group contributed to the main breast tissue comparison