India, Nov. 10 -- The trillions of microorganisms that reside in the human body, collectively known as the microbiome and predominantly found in the gut, play a crucial role in safeguarding our overall health, boosting immunity, and reducing inflammation. The gut forms an axis with your body, and its health ensures your wellbeing, while a compromised gut can even lead to cancer.

To understand how your gut quietly shapes your cancer risk, HT Lifestyle reached out to Dr Nitin Yashas Murthy, consultant - medical oncology and hemato-oncology, Manipal Hospital, Kanakapura Road.

According to Dr Murthy, the millions of normal bacteria residing in the gut, known as commensals, play a crucial role in the development and maturation of the immune ...