Becker's Healthcare October 4, 2024
A recent study by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that antibiotics use is unlikely to be a factor in the increase in CRC diagnosis in adults under 50.
The study, published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, focused on whether antibiotics use might be a contributing factor in the spike in CRC cases that began in the 1990s, according to an Oct. 3 news release.
Here are 10 things to know about the study:
1. The study included 1,359 Kaiser Permanente Northern California members who were diagnosed with CRC between the ages of 18 and 49.
2. Each patient was paired with four healthy KPNC members of the same age, race, sex and ethnicity.
3. The researchers...
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