The results of a new British study showed an increased risk of colon cancer as antibiotic use increases. According to the World Health Organization, the dose of antibiotics increased between 2000 and 2010 by 35% to reach 70 billion doses annually! On average, this means that every person has 10 doses of antibiotics every year! The study was published in the journal Jet, a specialist in colon medical studies, and relied on health data at the Medical Data Bank of 11.3 million people in Britain between 1989 and 2012.
The researchers found that the proportion of people who had colon cancer who had taken antibiotics ranged between 69 and 71% during the eight years prior to infection.
When examining the results, penicillin intake was strongly associated with an increased risk of colon cancer, while tetracillin was associated with a lower risk.
This is due to the quality of bacteria that the antibiotic is targeted to eliminate. Colon health is influenced by the quality of friendly bacteria that are killed by some antibiotics during the fight against germs.