The Impact of Oral Antibiotics Prior to Cancer Diagnosis on Overall Patient Survival: Findings from an English Population-Based Cohort Study.

Eleni Domzaridou Tjeerd Pieter van StaaAndrew G RenehanNatalie CookWilliam WelfareDarren M AshcroftVictoria Palin

Published in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2023)

Antibiotics that had been issued within the three months prior to cancer diagnosis may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Judicious antibiotic prescribing is needed among cancer patients.

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