title: The oral microbiome and oral cancer.
abstract: The role that bacteria play in the etiology and predisposition to cancer is of increasing interest, particularly since the development of high-throughput genetic-based assays. With this technology, it has become possible to comprehensively examine entire microbiomes as a functional entity. This article focuses on the understanding of bacteria and its association with oral squamous cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: ganlyi@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ganly
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D006801:Humans; D064307:Microbiota; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*; D012907:Smoking
keywords: Carcinogenesis; HOMIM; Oral microbiome; Oral squamous cell carcinoma