UC-San Francisco: Can Gut Microbes Save Patients From Chemotherapy Side Effects?
May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 22 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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Can Gut Microbes Save Patients from Chemotherapy Side Effects?
Intestinal microbes that survive chemo can rid the gut of excess chemo drugs and produce a vitamin that helps to stem nausea.
By Robin Marks
Chemotherapy doesn't just kill cancer cells. It also affects the microbes in the digestive tract.< . . .
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Can Gut Microbes Save Patients from Chemotherapy Side Effects?
Intestinal microbes that survive chemo can rid the gut of excess chemo drugs and produce a vitamin that helps to stem nausea.
By Robin Marks
Chemotherapy doesn't just kill cancer cells. It also affects the microbes in the digestive tract.< . . .