Pancreatic Disease and Cancer and Intestinal Bacteria

Abstract

Pancreatic diseases range from common diseases such as acute pancreatitis to autoimmune pancreatitis and cancer. Among them, pancreatic cancer is still a disease with a poor prognosis not only in Japan but also worldwide, and urgently is requires a remedy. In recent years, the involvement of intestinal bacteria in various gastrointestinal cancers has been reported, and the analysis of bacterial flora has also been undertaken in areas of pancreatic disease. It has been suggested that intestinal bacteria are involved in pancreatic disease regardless of whether it is benign or malignant. It is thought that studying the disease through the bacterial flora will lead to the elucidation of the canceration process.