IFNG and cancer: Amidst conflicting data and theories, however, some species seem to be more prevalent in patients benefitting from immunotherapy (Bifidobacterium breve/adolescentis/longum) and they seem to exert this favorable effect by improving the production of anti-cancer cytokines like IFN-γ and possibly by cross-reactions between bacteria antigens and tumor ones [114,115,116,117].