Washington, Oct. 22 -- : A recent research suggested that gut bacteria are partially responsible for metabolic changes that lead to weight gain following chemotherapy treatment.
The study was published in the journal BMC Medicine.
Nearly 30 per cent of breast cancer patients who receive chemotherapy treatment gain weight, though it is unclear why this phenomenon occurs in some women but not in others. Beyond weight gain, chemotherapy is also known to increase the risk of high blood pressure and glucose intolerance, a prediabetes condition. Although this is a familiar phenomenon, the mechanisms underlying these processes have not yet been identified.
The research was initiated by Dr Ayelet Shai, Director of Oncology at the Galilee Medical...