“In some patients, a staphylococcus aureus will cause the cancer to worsen. And even though antibiotics appear to work in some cases, it is not without its problems.

“We can tell that giving high doses of antibiotics to patients with serious infections causes their health, skin and cancer symptoms to improve. But once we stop giving them antibiotics, the symptoms and staphylococci quickly return. Patients experience many adverse effects, and some risk getting resistant bacteria,” says Niels Ødum.

Therefore, treating staphylococcus aureus can be tricky. At worst, cancer patients may die of an infection which doctors are unable to treat.”

Scary stuff.

This article fails to mention it's a super early phase in vitro study. It doesn't show the treatment is safe and effective in animals, much less humans.

Can someone please tell me is "an" not a thing anymore? It seem like more and more I see people using "a" where "an" should be. It's driving me absolutely bonkers....

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This is definitely very good news, if it is affordable.