The importance of the gut microbiota in the promotion, development and treatment outcomes of cancer with special regard to the gut-respiratory axis.

Abstract

The role of the oral and oropharyngeal microbiota is important in the promoting and the development of cancers in the head and neck area, as discussed in detail in this paper. The subject of this work is to collect scientific information on the importance of the gut-respiratory axis in the promotion, development, and treatment outcomes of head and neck cancers (HNSCC). Scientific knowledge on HNSCC-gut microbiota interplay is rudimentary, therefore the use of knowledge-based on other malignant neoplasms was reported.

Anti-cancer management of head and neck cancers and oral microbiome—what can we clinically obtain?

“…It is important to prepare patients for surgery regarding also microbiome aspects. The maintenance of an appropriate nutritional status and modulation of microbiome through the administration of probiotics may significantly affect the final outcome of surgery ( Nogal et al., 2022 ).…”