evidence: Who would have guessed that cancers produce fungi? Or that different types of cancers would harbor different types of fungus? Or that the DNA of these fungi could be detected in the blood and possibly used to identify specific cancers, and maybe even their locations before a mass could be detected? Yet, that is precisely what scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel are researching, and the results could be far-reaching. If you've never heard of the cancer-fungus connection, you're far from alone. Even the researchers were surprised at the extent of it: [...] It has long been known that fungal infection can occur in immunocompromised cancer patients, but the association between tumors and their fungal microbiome has been little studied. Is it possible that the fungus plays a part in the development or growth of tumors and this is why different fungal patterns are associated with different cancers? In other words, could an anti-fungal therapy potentially be useful in preventing tumor growth? This is only speculation at this time, but Dr. Livyatan looks ahead: