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Microbes in your food can help or hinder your body's defenses against cancer – how diet influences the conflict between cell 'cooperators' and 'cheaters'

  • Written by Gissel Marquez Alcaraz, Ph.D. Student in Evolutionary Biology, Arizona State University
Microbes in your food can help or hinder your body's defenses against cancer – how diet influences the conflict between cell 'cooperators' and 'cheaters'You can change your gut microbiome composition by eating different foods.wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images

The microbes living in your food can affect your risk of cancer. While some help your body fight cancer, others help tumors evolve and grow.

Gut microbes can influence your cancer risk by changing how your cells behave. Many cancer-protective...

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