Dear Nutritionists, Do you believe that the study of the intestinal flora (microbiome) in patient with cancer, will be key in the therapeutic action in immunotherapy?
Will be really our diet in childhood and the place where we live that establishes the risk or benefit?
Dear respected Dr.
The intestinal microbiota have been shown to cross-talk with various organs, involved in immunomodulation, and induce low grade inflammation. This is an area of great concern in the field of diabetes, malignancy, Alzheimer disease, and Autism. Various dietary elements could affect the microbiota species and may be a valuable future intervention for cancer prevention.
"Will be really our diet in childhood and the place where we live that establishes the risk or benefit?"
I'm no expert but my reading on the matter is take out the words "in childhood" and this statement is more correct. Diet influences microbiome so can have a major effect. Feed the right microbiota and they will in turn produce chemicals to help the immune system to overcome just about any disease.
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