Oral antibiotic use and early-onset colorectal cancer: findings from a case-control study using a national clinical database

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“Our findings suggest antibiotics may have a role in colon tumour formation across all age-groups.”

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McDowell, R., Perrott, S., Murchie, P. et al. Oral antibiotic use and early-onset colorectal cancer: findings from a case-control study using a national clinical database. Br J Cancer 126, 957–967 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-021-01665-7

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