Association Between Antibiotic Exposure and Thyroid Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea

CONCLUSIONS: Long-term antibiotic prescriptions and an increasing number of antibiotic classes may be associated with a higher risk of thyroid cancer in a duration-dependent manner. The effects of long-term antibiotic exposure on thyroid cancer should be further investigated.PMID:38009221 | DOI:10.1089/thy.2023.0235

Source: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - November 27, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Sun Jae Park Minseo Kim Seogsong Jeong Young Jun Park Seulggie Choi Jooyoung Chang Yun Hwan Oh Sun Wook Cho Young Joo Park Sang Min Park Source Type: research