פרסומים אחרונים במדור "חדשות"

‏¹ Antibiotic Use in Relation to the Risk of Breast Cancer

Use of antibiotics is associated with increased risk of incident and fatal breast cancer. It cannot be determined from this study whether antibiotic use is causally related to breast cancer, or whether indication for use, overall weakened immune function, or other factors are pertinent underlying exposures. Although further studies are needed, these findings reinforce the need for prudent long-term use of antibiotics.

We selected 2 measures of antibiotic exposure: the cumulative number of days of antibiotic use and the total number of antibiotic prescriptions for each study participant, as ascertained from the computerized pharmacy database over all years of enrollment prior to each participant's reference date, as far back as 1977.