20-May-2025
Can gut microbes save patients from chemotherapy side effects?
University of California - San FranciscoPeer-Reviewed Publication
Chemotherapy doesn’t just kill cancer cells. It also affects the microbes in the digestive tract.
Researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered that some gut bacteria can reduce the side effects of these potent treatments, and that one family of cancer drugs may actually boost these protective bacteria.
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- Science Translational Medicine
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