Small study suggests link between antibiotics and breast cancer

Studies in the US have found that overuse of antibiotics has the potential to alter the normal healthy bacteria living on our bodies and cause an overgrowth of fungi and pathologic or bad bacteria, according to the American Society for Clinical Oncology.  Diarrhoea, allergic reactions, abnormal heart rhythms, tendon injuries, and yeast infections are some of the consequences from antibiotic use. It now appears that breast cancer also may be related to antibiotic use. At this year’s annual cancer meeting, researchers compared antibiotic use in 158 women with newly diagnosed invasive breast cancer to a group of 158 women with