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immune system and bacteria in our gut fights cancer.

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Interesting article on how our immune system and bacteria in our gut fights cancer.

nytimes.com/2018/02/01/heal...

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Darryl, there was nothing in the article about bacteria fighting cancer. It was about a particular bacteria combined with a certain strain of E.Coli that causes the cancer. Just getting this far was a major breakthrough. The question now is how do you get that bacteria out without destroying the good bacteria in your gut?

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