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Saliva could flag one of SA's deadliest and baffling cancers sooner
May 19, 2026
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 19 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news:

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Saliva could flag one of SA's deadliest and baffling cancers sooner

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Could bacteria in saliva offer a low-cost warning signal for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma?

Scientists at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience ( SBIMB ) at Wits University are exploring whether bacteria in saliva could offer a lo . . .

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