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The Importance of the Gut Microbiome in Cancer
The immune system aging and cancer have got this sort of close link. We've never really realized how important it was until these immunotherapy drugs come along. And what we've seen is that there were some early studies showing that the microbiome might have a role in this, and that the state of the microbiome was important. There are some hospitals like I think it's Sloan Kettering or MD Anderson, where they will take a sample of your gut microbiome and store it in freezers.