throwawaybake23
throwawaybake23 t1_j5mqgq9 wrote
Reply to comment by Bananas2eh in How our microbiome is shaped by family, friends, and even neighbors. Study of the gut and mouth microbiomes of thousands of people from around the world raises the possibility that diseases linked to microbiome dysfunction, including cancer, diabetes, and obesity, could be partly transmissible. by MistWeaver80
Probably to the same risk that there is benefit from the supporting article. Some influence, but probably not a lot. It would be interesting looking at specific disease clusters that do exist and checking the genetic makeup that might make certain people more susceptible. Maybe cancers with strong genetic predisposition could have significant relevance to the environmental biome. But this wouldn’t mean the cancer is contagious.
throwawaybake23 t1_j5mrux0 wrote
Reply to comment by PhD_Pwnology in How our microbiome is shaped by family, friends, and even neighbors. Study of the gut and mouth microbiomes of thousands of people from around the world raises the possibility that diseases linked to microbiome dysfunction, including cancer, diabetes, and obesity, could be partly transmissible. by MistWeaver80
Maybe the “genetic” ones…. A little. I’m sure there are tons of studies on transmission of many cancers and a link would be picked up if it were there.