Trailing Thoughts

There is a new JAMA study that looks if antibiotics increase the risk of breast cancer. The study does not say that antibiotic use causes cancer, just it might be a risk factor. They have a factor of use of any antibiotic for more than 500 days for 17 years increases the risk. This is hard to figure, but keep in mind, for some people long term use of antibiotics are used ( ie, UTI prevention, acne treatment) and this is a scary thought…. did those 3 years of therapy increase my risk of breast cancer?
Don’t stop taking antibiotics. For most of the time, they are a necessary drug because if you don’t take them, and let the bacteria grow, it is possible for the infection to go systemic and cause even worse problems then those that might occur in the future.
It also could just mean the women that do not get antibiotics frequently are healthier and less prone to breast cancer…. who knows… this is just something that should be kept in mind for chronic antibiotic use– and also women should get their yearly mammogram.