We all hear the same breast cancer prevention advice: get your mammograms, know your family history, eat well, exercise.All important. But there’s a risk factor that almost nobody is talking about — and it’s in your mouth.In January, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center published a study that should be front-page news for every woman. They found that Fusobacterium nucleatum — a bacterium that thrives in diseased gums — can enter your bloodstream, travel to breast tissue, and once there, cause DNA damage, trigger precancerous changes, and accelerate tumor growth and metastasis....

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