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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Female Reproductive Tract Microbiome and Cancerogenesis: A Review Story of Bacteria, Hormones, and Disease.

Oana Gabriela Trifanescu, Raluca Alexandra Trifanescu, Radu Iulian Mitrica, Diana Maria Bran, Georgia Luiza Serbanescu, Laurentiu Valcauan, Serban Andrei Marinescu, Laurentia Nicoleta Gales, Bogdan Cosmin Tanase, Rodica Maricela Anghel

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Therapeutic potential of microbiome modulation in reproductive cancers.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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  10. All Properties of Infertility Microbiome in a Review Article.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2025
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  11. The dietary inflammatory index (DIIBMC public health · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Oana Gabriela TrifanescuDepartment of Oncology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9566-7067
Raluca Alexandra TrifanescuDepartment of Endocrinology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 011863 Bucharest, Romania.
Radu Iulian MitricaDepartment of Oncology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0454-0453
Diana Maria Bran2nd Department of Radiotherapy, "Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu" Institute of Oncology, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Georgia Luiza SerbanescuDepartment of Oncology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Laurentiu Valcauan2nd Department of Radiotherapy, "Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu" Institute of Oncology, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Serban Andrei MarinescuDepartment of Surgery, "Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu" Institute of Oncology, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Laurentia Nicoleta GalesDepartment of Oncology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0414-1607
Bogdan Cosmin TanaseDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, "Prof. Dr. Al. Trestioreanu" Institute of Oncology, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Rodica Maricela AnghelDepartment of Oncology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microbiota is the complex community of microorganisms that populate a particular environment in the human body, whereas the microbiome is defined by the entire habitat-microorganisms and their environment. The most abundant and, therefore, the most studied microbiome is that of the gastrointestinal tract. However, the microbiome of the female reproductive tract is an interesting research avenue, and this article explores its role in disease development. The vagina is the reproductive organ that hosts the largest number of bacteria, with a healthy profile represented mainly by

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carcinogenesisfemale reproductive tractimmunotherapymicrobiome

Identifiers

PMID36900020
PMCPMC10000484

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