Published 2023 | Version v1

Investigating Spaceflight as a Potential Risk Factor for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  • 1. Precision Medicine Lab (CECOS RMI)
  • 2. Rehman College of Dentistry
  • 3. Institute of Integrative Biosciences, CECOS University
  • 4. Centre for Genomic Sciences, Rehman Medical Institute Peshawar, Pakistan
  • 5. Department of Bioengineering, University of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Swat, Pakistan

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 With rapid advances in technology, humans are exploring the possibility of staying in Space for longer durations. Space has hazards which are namely Radiation, Microgravity, Distance from Earth, Isolation, Confinement, and Hostile Conditions which all cause alterations in the human body [1]

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References

  • 1. Afshinnekoo et al. "Fundamental Biological Features of Spaceflight: Advancing the Field to Enable Deep Space Exploration"
  • 2. Urbaniak, C., Lorenzi et al. "The influence of spaceflight on the astronaut salivary microbiome and the search for a microbiome biomarker for viral reactivation"
  • 3. Salam A. et al. "Periodontopathogens in Oral Cancer: A metanalysis of bacterial taxa of the oral microbiome associated with risk factors of oral squamose cell carcinoma