Radiotherapy and the gut microbiome: facts and fiction

Abstract An ever-growing body of evidence has linked the gut microbiome with both the effectiveness and the toxicity of cancer therapies. Radiotherapy is an effective way to treat tumors, although large variations exist among patients in tumor radio-responsiveness and in the incidence and severity o...

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Main Authors: Jing Liu, Chao Liu, Jinbo Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-01735-9